High school Quote by Janet Mock

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…

— Nicole Maines

When I was growing up, I didn't know of anybody who was trans. There was always, like, this shame, anxiety thing around all of…

— Teddy Geiger

I was in the seventh grade when I first began to identify as trans and express my gender identity as a girl. My social…

— Janet Mock

I can remember back to being 5 and looking in the mirror, feeling like a girl and wanting that. But growing up in Rochester,…

— Teddy Geiger

I couldn't remember when I'd stopped willing to be trans and started wanting to be trans. If there were a difference, I'd forgotten it.

— Hari Nef

I am transgender. I knew that I was for as long as I can remember.

— Nicole Maines

Nonbinary, gender-nonconforming, and trans people have always been around, just as long as any other type of person.

— Asia Kate Dillon

I've been told that I can't do things simply because I was trans.

— Carmen Carrera

Trans kids are living in the future in a way. When I was growing up, "transgender" wasn't even a word. It wasn't used. Just…

— Rhys Ernst

I spent a lot of time denying the idea that I could be gay or trans to myself. From the ages of 14 to…

— Chelsea Manning

I've always thought about gender, as someone who has been categorically "gender nonconforming" for my entire life, I was forced to think about it,…

— Liz Prince

There are so few books for little kids that actually mention the word transgender and explain what it is in simple terms.

— Jazz Jennings