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…

— Nicole Maines

For a number of years at my public elementary school in rural Maine, I was treated like all the other girls in…

— 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…

— Nicole Maines

I did a guest episode of 'Royal Pains,' and then right after that, 'Supergirl' happened, and I was like, 'How did I…

— Nicole Maines

Historically, we have seen cis men play trans women and vice versa. That casting breaks through the fourth wall, and it gives…

— Nicole Maines

At some point, I want to create a family and help them on their journey like my family helped me on mine.

— 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…

— Nicole Maines

Family has been really important to me.

— Nicole Maines

Growing up, I was from kind of Nowhere, Maine. And, so, now having thousands of people reaching out to me via social…

— Nicole Maines

Separate but equal does not work.

— 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…

— 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…

— Nicole Maines

I hope I can help convince people there that being transgender is not a big deal and that we are just average…

— 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,…

— Nicole Maines

Children are a lot smarter than we give them credit for.

— Nicole Maines

What I'm really excited for is to see the evolution of trans characters and see more diverse stories be told, so that…

— Nicole Maines

I think it is necessary to educate folks on trans issues and to make them aware of trans identities and normalise it,…

— Nicole Maines

It's good to have a free space to laugh and cry and get angry about gender and sexuality. That's one of the…

— Nicole Maines

Kids and just young people in general are usually a lot more, I guess, open-minded to change. Especially when you're really little…

— Nicole Maines

I think our society has sort of built this gender binary, and the way we've said it exists does not really exist…

— Nicole Maines

With trans folks, we have a lot of people accusing us of just playing dress up for whatever reasons, and that's just…

— Nicole Maines

I studied digital arts and graphic design, and then, at the same time I was studying, I was still doing auditions.

— Nicole Maines

The first thing that's really important to understand, just when approaching the topic of transgender people, is that the sex you're assigned…

— Nicole Maines

Because you never know when a transgender person is going to come into your life, you need to be prepared, and you…

— Nicole Maines

Saying it now sounds obvious, but that can be really hard to remember when you're a trans kid who feels like your…

— Nicole Maines