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> [It's OK not to understand the whole trans thing. That's alright. My dad didn't understand it. I still don't know everything. What's important is you sort of educate yourself on your own time, but you have to respect it on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicole-maines/it-s-ok-not-to-understand-the-whole-trans-thing-that-s-alright-my-dad/)

[Nicole Maines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicole-maines/)

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## More by Nicole Maines

> [There are infinite combinations that people can experience, because no two people are alike, and no two people's identities should be expected to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicole-maines/there-are-infinite-combinations-that-people-can-experience-because-no/)

[Nicole Maines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicole-maines/)

> [For a number of years at my public elementary school in rural Maine, I was treated like all the other girls in school. That…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicole-maines/for-a-number-of-years-at-my-public-elementary-school-in-rural-maine-i/)

[Nicole Maines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicole-maines/)

> [When I was first trying to explain to my parents that I was really a girl, my father didn't know what to do. He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicole-maines/when-i-was-first-trying-to-explain-to-my-parents-that-i-was-really-a/)

[Nicole Maines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicole-maines/)

> [I did a guest episode of 'Royal Pains,' and then right after that, 'Supergirl' happened, and I was like, 'How did I get here?'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicole-maines/i-did-a-guest-episode-of-royal-pains-and-then-right-after-that/)

[Nicole Maines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicole-maines/)

> [Historically, we have seen cis men play trans women and vice versa. That casting breaks through the fourth wall, and it gives people the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicole-maines/historically-we-have-seen-cis-men-play-trans-women-and-vice-versa/)

[Nicole Maines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicole-maines/)

> [At some point, I want to create a family and help them on their journey like my family helped me on mine.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicole-maines/at-some-point-i-want-to-create-a-family-and-help-them-on-their/)

[Nicole Maines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicole-maines/)

> [It's OK not to understand the whole trans thing. That's alright. My dad didn't understand it. I still don't know everything. What's important is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicole-maines/it-s-ok-not-to-understand-the-whole-trans-thing-that-s-alright-my-dad/)

[Nicole Maines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicole-maines/)

> [Family has been really important to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicole-maines/family-has-been-really-important-to-me/)

[Nicole Maines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicole-maines/)

> [Growing up, I was from kind of Nowhere, Maine. And, so, now having thousands of people reaching out to me via social media and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicole-maines/growing-up-i-was-from-kind-of-nowhere-maine-and-so-now-having/)

[Nicole Maines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicole-maines/)

> [Separate but equal does not work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicole-maines/separate-but-equal-does-not-work/)

[Nicole Maines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicole-maines/)

> [I knew that I was trans when I was three years old. Well, I didn't know 'trans' because I didn't know there was a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicole-maines/i-knew-that-i-was-trans-when-i-was-three-years-old-well-i-didn-t-know/)

[Nicole Maines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicole-maines/)

> [My family knew that they loved me, and whatever this 'I want to be a girl' business was, it certainly wasn't about to change…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicole-maines/my-family-knew-that-they-loved-me-and-whatever-this-i-want-to-be-a/)

[Nicole Maines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicole-maines/)

> [I hope I can help convince people there that being transgender is not a big deal and that we are just average people trying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicole-maines/i-hope-i-can-help-convince-people-there-that-being-transgender-is-not/)

[Nicole Maines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicole-maines/)

> [I know from first-hand experience that separating transgender students from their peers can cause many to leave school, hide who they are, or even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicole-maines/i-know-from-first-hand-experience-that-separating-transgender/)

[Nicole Maines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicole-maines/)

> [Children are a lot smarter than we give them credit for.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicole-maines/children-are-a-lot-smarter-than-we-give-them-credit-for/)

[Nicole Maines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicole-maines/)

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