Rain Dove

I model as a human being.

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I love the body I have.

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Gender is a shackle.

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Confrontation makes me nervous.

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I'm not my body.

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All victims deserve justice.

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Gender doesn't exist in my book.

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My sex appeal lies in suits and ties, but my body is femme.

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I've been told I'd make a great parts model.

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Justice can rarely exist without honesty.

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I am a 100 percent determined to be a Victoria's Secret model.

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Illamasqua is a great brand with great people.

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I had lice in third grade, and my mom shaved all my hair off.

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My very first runway show, I was in 'Vogue.'

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My name is Rain Dove, and my pronouns are just a sound. You can use whatever you want.

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Victoria's Secret is entitled to brand themselves the way they want to.

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I look like what we have taught society a lesbian looks like. I just do. I have the short hair. I got…

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I always had this attitude of, 'They don't get to tell me how I live my life.'

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You could ask a lot of people in my childhood, and they'd say I was very prudish about showing off skin.

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It bothered me that women were taught they can't be beautiful just being themselves - it filled me with rage.

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The Olympics represent a global standard - for men, for women, for athletics.

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I model as male, female, and everything in between. I model as all genders.

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Fortunately, unlike my teachers and classmates, my parents never forced gender roles or even a ended identity on me. I grew up…

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My style really comes down to me trying to be efficient by wearing what's going to get me the most out of…

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I get a lot from people who are in oppressed situations and say they were gonna give up. A lot of people…

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Some people say there's a reason that Victoria's Secret wouldn't put me or any woman who doesn't fit within a certain spectrum…

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We've established a world that's binary gendered, and I don't want to be disadvantaged at all. If being male is going to…

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I find when I'm perceived as male in society, there is an enormous amount of pressure, but it comes with respect, so…

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Designers and advertisers like the idea of my breasts, waist line, long legs, and long neck - but have literally made gagging…

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When I put on a dress, people have a lot of questions to ask, so I like putting on a dress just…

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'Educate, don't hate.' That's my motto. The reason why there's so much pushback against diversity and against minority communities is because people…

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When a lot of people wake up in the morning and put on their underwear, the first thing they feel that day…

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I think it's a different kind of activism. Like, women shouldn't have to step into men's roles to be empowered. They should…

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I used to feel guilty about having nice things, because there was so much good I could be doing with that money.…

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Victoria's Secret should highlight real women that actually purchase their clothing. I would love for them to start featuring more real bodies…

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Men are taught they are going to make a lot less in the fashion industry, so they don't bank their entire lives…

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The first thing you put on in the morning is your lingerie, and you have to look at yourself and tell yourself…

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I lost a bet with another model. We were watching a Cleveland Browns game, and she told me I should be a…

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I grew up believing I was just an ugly girl.

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I have what some people consider to be a 'hippie' mentality.

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