Age Quote by Petra Collins

I always felt like the male from the time I was a child. There wasn't much feminine about me.

— Chaz Bono

I struggled coming to terms with the fact that I'd been assigned female at birth, but that I didn't feel like a girl or…

— Asia Kate Dillon

We were brought up to be aware of feminism but also not to consider yourself as a woman, in a way. You don't play…

— Ellie Rowsell

When I was a kid, I wanted to be a boy. I really had gender issues.

— Jane Lynch

When childhood ended, I had to suppress feminine characteristics and try and be a boy. I didn't want to grow up at all because…

— Andreja Pejic

I was functioning in a time when people were struggling, and they knew they had to struggle, and I was a part of that…

— Faith Ringgold

I was always told that I presented myself as masculine, but I always felt deeply feminine inside.

— Norah Vincent

Looking back at my career, I wish I knew then what I know now... that gender bias is built into the system, and it's…

— Valerie Plame

Partly I resented being perceived as weak because I was a girl.

— Alison Bechdel

I'm very comfortable with being a female now but when I was a little kid I only wanted to be a boy. I didn't…

— Patti Smith

I never felt oppressed because of my gender. When I'm writing a poem or drawing, I'm not a female; I'm an artist.

— Patti Smith

I think the gender norms of emotion are horrendous. Being masculine means showing zero emotions, but having the choice to be angry or depressed.…

— Petra Collins