Jazz Jennings Quotes

Lesbianville is not an appropriate name for our town. Toleranceville is more appropriate.

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

Gayness is a non-issue.

You know, gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender - people are people.

I respect every gay man and woman. They're that way, and they just want to be happy.

You would better educate ten women into the practice of liberal principles than to organize a thousand on a platform of intolerance and bigotry.

The fact of the matter is that everybody treats me pretty much as one of the boys, which I take as a great compliment.

I chose to treat the homosexuality like I would treat any other form of sexuality.

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

I always like an environment where there's lots of women and everyone's different.

Allow the diversity to exist. There is nothing wrong with it. Hell, we put up with the religious right-we can put up with transgendered human beings.

I think what people need to realize is that, with trans people, we're like everybody else. No group of people are all the same. All women are not the same, all men are not the same, all children are not the same. It's the same thing with trans people - we're all so different, we have different goals, different dreams, and different aspirations.

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

I haven't had anyone say, 'No, we can't because he's gay.' In fact, it's been quite the opposite.

All human beings deserve equal treatment, no matter their gender identity or sexuality.

This world belongs to all of us, and all sexes should be able to live in respect and harmony.

When I was a kid, I don't think I even knew what being gay was, and now it's just part of our culture. It's changing so rapidly right now. It's great.

I think that someday we will live in a world where transgender people will be viewed as the multidimensional people that we are.

I'm just all for equal rights and stuff like that, but I'm not like one of those 'Yay empowerment' type of people.

Queer culture was introduced to me at a very early age. It was introduced to me with a semi-positive facet because no one in my family is remotely homophobic or closed-minded.

All you have to do is respect me. Use the right words. If you don't consider me a woman, then use trans woman. Whatever works for you. But don't try to use something that's a slur or something that's meant to degrade who we are.

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.

Trans people are beautiful. It's a different kind of beauty, and it should be recognized and respected.

I've always wanted to be one of the guys, and don't expect to treated any differently.

I would hope that one day there will be a time when it's not so much about transgender, it's just people will just see us as women.