Fallon Fox Quotes

I wanted so badly to be straight like my friends. But I couldn't change it any more than I could change having brown eyes. And I knew I would never fit into what kids thought was normal.

I want to keep sharing my story in the hope that young trans people or just people who feel different or ostracized have something to look up to.

Growing up, I never had a role model to show me that you can be trans and live a happy life. I hope that I can be that source of hope for someone out there who's struggling.

If people can understand me and accept me as a woman, I'm going to get booked for more jobs.

I want people to feel happy in their own skins and feel accepted by society.

Be yourself. And if you're not accepted by your family, there will be people who will accept you.

I hope that I can be an inspiration to kids that are young and may feel different or may feel like they don't belong.

Glee's good because it tackles the issues by embracing what's different, and telling people, 'That's what makes you special' - I think that's the underlying thing.

I'm ready to be an action figure. I'd love that very much. And all the redheaded kids will get to go out and feel loved and be able to buy a redheaded action figure.

On 'Glee,' we often tackle the tough topics that young people face - in fact, my recurring character, Wade 'Unique' Adams, is a transgender teenager who finds herself navigating a lot of the same problems many young people face around the globe.

Don't let anyone keep you down for silly reasons such as who you are.

I was never raised as the daughter with vitiligo or the granddaughter with vitiligo or the cousin with vitiligo. I was just Chantelle.

I believe that I am transgender to help people understand differences. It allows me to gain perspective, to be more accepting of others, because I know what it feels like to know you're not like everyone else.

I want to show the world that if you want to be a bearded lady you are allowed to do it without being discriminated against.

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

I don't want my daughter to grow up and feel like she has to try that hard to get people to accept her.

I want lesbians to be inspired and to feel comfortable with who they are and walk boldly in that.

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.

Stepping into the gym or going out to do sports is a scary thing for a trans person - you feel like everyone is looking at you.

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.

As many of you know, my story begins where most people's in the LGBT+ community begins... with fear. I knew I was different from my peers, my friends, and those around me when I started to discover who I was and who I identified as from a young age.

People are really connecting to my birthmark. I'm getting lots of messages from moms saying that their child has a birthmark on their face and it's a huge boost of confidence to them.

We absolutely need more role models. I think we need more people to come forward and be proud of who they are.

As a black person of non-gender-conforming experience, my first existentially reciprocal and affirming experiences were in the New York ballrooms.

People only look at my beard for a moment. Then it melts away and it's just another part of me. It's like the most natural thing, that this is what a bearded lady looks like. It's beautiful to see.