Carmen Carrera Quotes

It would be lovely to live in a world where trans-female models were treated as female models, and trans-male models were treated the same as male models rather than being a niche commodity.

We deserve the same things that cis women do, the same things that other humans do, from our social lives to our families to love.

We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It's our basic human right.

Trans people deserve something vital; they deserve your respect. From that respect comes a more compassionate community.

I can love people of every gender identity and expression. It is the soul that captivates me.

I don't think we should be discriminating against anyone. Transgender people are people and deserve the best we can do for them.

I don't want to reclaim the word 'tranny.' I don't want anyone to refer to me as 'tranny.'

I respect women, and I have not and will never sing anything that will upset my fans.

It is my firm belief that the highest value must be placed on the virtue of each individual, regardless of gender, race, religion, or sexual orientation.

It's time for the aesthetics of upwardly mobile feminist respectability to make room for the aesthetics of survival, particularly trans survival.

Having transgender characters leads to more visibility, which creates education. Education can hopefully lead to everyone treating our community with acceptance and love.

If someone says 'she' or 'he,' and it's unintentional, I can tell if it's coming from a place of love. It's only when someone misgenders me on purpose that it becomes hurtful.

As a visible and outspoken trans woman myself, I know that it's rare not to have your trans-ness lead the way for you in public spaces.

People should be called the way that they want to be called rather than us coming up with terms that maybe we're more comfortable with.

Yeah, it shouldn't be an issue. Stories about women, about men, about homosexuals, about heterosexuals. We shouldn't point at what it is.

There's no right way to be a woman; there's only a right way to be a human, which is to have respect for others.

I remember when I first came out, it was like half and half, half the female fighters were like, 'I understand why she did it, and I'll fight her,' and half said I shouldn't be in the cage and said horrible, horrific transphobic comments about me.

I want it to be that transgender is normal. Let us live our lives. Let us be happy. The world will be a better place when we have that freedom. I think I'm going to be alive to see it.

Put simply, barring transgender people from restrooms consistent with their gender identity doesn't help anyone, and continuing to allow transgender people to access those restrooms doesn't hurt anyone.

Trans people deserve something vital. They deserve your respect... If you want to call me names, make jokes, doubt my intentions, go ahead, because the reality is I can take it. But for the thousands of kids out there who are coming to terms with being true to who they are, they shouldn't have to take it.

All people deserve to be treated with dignity and have their human rights respected, no matter who they are or whom they love.

I like all ladies of all different ages.

You just wish sometimes that people would treat you like a human being rather than seeing your gender first and who you are second.

I like every girl. Every kind of girl that there is, I like.

Where a man's strength and courage is tested most is in the way that he treats women - the way that he loves.