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““We have continuity in our bodies, which hold experiences that never leave us, experiences our bodies conceal so we can keep going. They hold tightly to them - until we have confidence to trust our bodies again, to loosen their grasp.””

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Like many teens, I struggled with my body and looks, but my despair was amplified by the expectations of cisnormativity and the gender binary…

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Throughout the day, I like to spritz my face with a rose water for extra moisture.

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In the evening, I use a cleansing oil - coconut oil also works - to remove makeup.

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“she cleaned, scrubbing to the staticky rhythm of Hawaiian music playing from her silver clock radio.”

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Hawaii was so integral to my journey. I was just there at the right time.

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I was a mixed black girl existing in a westernized Hawaiian culture where petite Asian women were the ideal, in a white culture where…

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I grew up at a time in Hawaii where there were trans women around, so there were visible role models for me. At the…

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We have to take care of our people. That's our work now. And it's going to be a lot harder than it would have…

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This pervasive idea that trans women deserve violence needs to be abolished. It’s a socially sanctioned practice of blaming the victim. We must begin…

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“The crux of our conflict lay in the fact that we each couldn't be who we wanted the other to be.”

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I was just confident my work was good.

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I am confident when I take the penalty otherwise I would pass for somebody else.

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I started out dancing on a reality TV show, but always with the intention of making my way over to film. I transitioned into…

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One of the ways that I discovered my confidence and my ability to overpower is becoming a mother. Suddenly, my world wasn't about myself…

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My friend made me a leather dress for the MTV awards. It gives you confidence, wearing something you love.

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Confidence comes from cutting yourself some slack.

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I would rather regret the things that I have done than the things that I have not.

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You want to remain hungry and stay in a good place as a competitor; at the same time, you want to be confident but…

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Get to know yourself well enough to not only expect, but also control, your response to the unexpected challenges in life.

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The four Cs of making dreams come true: Curiosity, Courage, Consistency, Confidence.

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I look for someone who has confidence. Also someone whose energetic, cause I'm NOT that energetic.

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