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title: "2 Trans Person Quotes By Teddy Geiger"
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> [I can remember back to being 5 and looking in the mirror, feeling like a girl and wanting that. But growing up in Rochester, there were limited resources. I'd never met a trans person before.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teddy-geiger/i-can-remember-back-to-being-5-and-looking-in-the-mirror-feeling-like/)

[Teddy Geiger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teddy-geiger/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7e/teddy-geiger-14411_girl_i-can-remember-back-to-being-5-and-looki_1864442.jpg)

> [It's not a cis-man becoming a cis-woman. It's a trans person just being who they want to be. This is how I've always felt, and this is who I've always been. But so much focus is put on the transition…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teddy-geiger/it-s-not-a-cis-man-becoming-a-cis-woman-it-s-a-trans-person-just/)

[Teddy Geiger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teddy-geiger/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d99/teddy-geiger-14411_change_it-s-not-a-cis-man-becoming-a-cis-woman_2423718.jpg)

## More by Teddy Geiger

> [Music has been more a solitary, creative thing. The acting side of things and working in movies has helped me collaboratively with music in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teddy-geiger/music-has-been-more-a-solitary-creative-thing-the-acting-side-of/)

[Teddy Geiger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teddy-geiger/)

> [One of the things that I loved about working on that first album was working with Billy Mann, who produced the album, and all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teddy-geiger/one-of-the-things-that-i-loved-about-working-on-that-first-album-was/)

[Teddy Geiger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teddy-geiger/)

> [I threw away all my boys' clothes and started wearing makeup.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teddy-geiger/i-threw-away-all-my-boys-clothes-and-started-wearing-makeup/)

[Teddy Geiger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teddy-geiger/)

> [I think you can tour the country and collectively reach fewer people than just being on television one time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teddy-geiger/i-think-you-can-tour-the-country-and-collectively-reach-fewer-people/)

[Teddy Geiger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teddy-geiger/)

> [You're always kind of having to 'make it' over and over again, which is cool and makes it fun. But I remember thinking, when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teddy-geiger/you-re-always-kind-of-having-to-make-it-over-and-over-again-which-is/)

[Teddy Geiger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teddy-geiger/)

> [My mother makes marvelous meals.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teddy-geiger/my-mother-makes-marvelous-meals/)

[Teddy Geiger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teddy-geiger/)

> [Movies affecting music has caused me to collaborate a little bit better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teddy-geiger/movies-affecting-music-has-caused-me-to-collaborate-a-little-bit/)

[Teddy Geiger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teddy-geiger/)

> [I started painting my nails and started wearing some women's clothing, but that whole side of me always caused problems in my intimate relationships.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teddy-geiger/i-started-painting-my-nails-and-started-wearing-some-women-s-clothing/)

[Teddy Geiger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teddy-geiger/)

> [I think the music that I'm writing and the stuff I'm going to do as I age will age.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teddy-geiger/i-think-the-music-that-i-m-writing-and-the-stuff-i-m-going-to-do-as-i/)

[Teddy Geiger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teddy-geiger/)

> [I told a couple friends about it... I was like, 'Hey, might be trans, might want to look at doing hormone therapy, just letting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teddy-geiger/i-told-a-couple-friends-about-it-i-was-like-hey-might-be-trans-might/)

[Teddy Geiger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teddy-geiger/)

> [I was terrified of girls until sophomore year of high school. I couldn't even borrow pencils from them. I'd have to wait until the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teddy-geiger/i-was-terrified-of-girls-until-sophomore-year-of-high-school-i-couldn/)

[Teddy Geiger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teddy-geiger/)

> [People have their image of you or their ideas about who you are, and it can be frustrating.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teddy-geiger/people-have-their-image-of-you-or-their-ideas-about-who-you-are-and/)

[Teddy Geiger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teddy-geiger/)

> [Things kind of have their arc: you get signed, and your first thought is, 'Oh my God, I made it!' But you never really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teddy-geiger/things-kind-of-have-their-arc-you-get-signed-and-your-first-thought/)

[Teddy Geiger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teddy-geiger/)

> [I definitely have always been interested in film and working in that, and I never actually thought that I'd be able to do it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teddy-geiger/i-definitely-have-always-been-interested-in-film-and-working-in-that/)

[Teddy Geiger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teddy-geiger/)

> [My goal is to make music and be a part of cool projects.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teddy-geiger/my-goal-is-to-make-music-and-be-a-part-of-cool-projects/)

[Teddy Geiger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teddy-geiger/)

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