Laura Jane Grace Quotes

We can be whoever we want. We can do whatever we want. We can be superheroes, because in many ways we are. We've had trans representation in television for a while, but it hasn't been the right representation.

I sort of challenge people's perceptions of what a gay man is, which is kinda good.

I'm so happy trans visibility has increased immensely.

I was pretty sure, going along the timeline, I was going to have to embrace being a role model for transsexuals in mixed martial arts, and I'm willing to embrace it - of course.

It would be pretty amazing for Victoria's Secret to be that huge corporation that embraces trans women. We shop there as well.

For me, I know I am a trans activist and I try my best to stand up when the time is right, but at the same time, I don't always want to be considered transgender around my friends and people at my daughter's school. I just want to be considered a woman.

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.

I'm incredibly proud to be the first trans director to be nominated for an Oscar.

I think it's really cool that someone could have ovaries and the presidency. Growing up, I thought I could never be president because I was black and female. Now I know that's wrong. Within my own lifetime - that's different. Within my lifetime, interracial couples are more common. Within my own lifetime, biracial folks are able to claim that.

I think kids need to watch 'Supergirl' for Nia, because there are more and more trans people coming out younger and younger.

The thought of being the first openly gay male ever to compete in the Winter Olympics - I totally embrace that.

When I was young, I didn't see anyone who was trans like me anywhere in the movies.

It is revolutionary for any trans person to choose to be seen and visible in a world that tells us we should not exist.

'Drag Race' really offered me a platform to have a lot of people listen to what I have to show them, and I want to showcase the whole community I know.

I was ahead of the gender curve, but I wasn't ahead of the intersectionality curve, and I get it now. It's important to me.

My favorite job, and definitely the one that means the most to me, is 'Queer Eye.'

I don't want to be an ambassador for too many charities, because it's a far stronger message to be a person with a disfigurement going about their life doing everyday things.

More than anything, I want fans to take away an understanding of trans people that we can be anybody.

The only way to really change perceptions, to break down barriers, break down homophobia, is through representation. That's definitely not something I had as a kid. I never saw a gay athlete kissing their boyfriend at the Olympics. I think if I had, it would've made it easier for me.

I've played gay, and I've played straight... I'm proud to be a gay man myself, and I'm thrilled to get the opportunity to play a variety of different gay men.

It's tough advocating for trans visibility and not being pigeonholed as just a trans actress.

We love trans women; all of us know that drag wouldn't be an art form without trans women. I know that, RuPaul knows that, everybody in the gay community knows that. Trans women have always been a part of and the face of drag. And I can guarantee trans women will always be a part of 'RuPaul's Drag Race.'

I want to be in this position for people to be able to see I made it. I'm gay, I made it. You can. Not exactly doing the same thing I'm doing, but if it's a job or school or whatever, you're able to make it.

I believe that young lesbian women need to see themselves on TV. They need to see the representation, especially young black lesbians.

If my making history makes it easier for a trans kid at home somewhere to feel more at home in their skin, then I'm so excited about that.