Jazz Jennings Quotes

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

I am not a spokesperson for the trans community, I am not. The media kind of projects me as being the spokesperson, but from my standpoint, I am not. I am a spokesperson for my story, and that's all I can tell.

It seems only fitting that we have a trans superhero for trans kids to look up to. I wish there was a trans superhero when I was little.

Growing up, I never saw images of trans people succeeding.

A lot of parents never speak to their transgender kids again; that's not the case in my family.

Time and time again, we have seen a growing alliance of allies who are willing to stand with trans people, who are educating themselves on trans identity and trans equality, and who understand that our lives are worth celebrating and that our cause matters.

There are only so many 'series regular' trans roles on TV.

I am very close to a number of actresses who are trans and hungry for parts.

When we say 'trans is beautiful' or 'being trans is the best,' that is a truth we created for ourselves that's clearly not true in every signal we get from the world around us.

I think it's really important to understand that every trans story is not the same, and we are as varied as any other group of people.

Now that we've seen broader representation of trans identities, I think it's safer to explore the fault in these trans characters and make them entirely human and three dimensional.

Society doesn't tell you that you can be trans.

I would not be unhappy were I the last cisgender male to play a female transgender on television.

Respectable transwomen were not as visible and very unclear in how they defined themselves. I had no one to look up to, pre-transition.

We don't agree with Caitlyn Jenner deciding she is the spokesperson for trans people.

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

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.

Everything about the Kardashian family's public image centers around shock and dysfunction - the very image the trans people are trying to shed.

I grew up at a time in Hawaii where there were trans women around, so there were visible role models for me. At the same time, as a low-income trans girl of color, there were so many things that I didn't have access to. I didn't have access to a great education. I didn't have access to affordable healthcare.

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

When we get to a point when trans folks are included in the creative process, the narrative will be much more authentic. Trans actors playing trans roles is a key part of that. But some of the trans talent is not even making it into the audition room, let's be honest.

I don't want the same trans story to be told over and over again. I don't want people to get stuck on this very western idea of what it means to be transgender.

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

I am a huge fan of the transgender community.

Usually, when you are an ethnic person or a trans person, in your average, everyday, unsophisticated television show, you are there for that reason. And they clearly justify and overexplain why. You very rarely see a transgender actor playing the part of a grocery-store clerk without having to say, 'Oh, look at that trans person.'