As a 15-year-old teenage girl, I can attest to the fact that boys dominate most conversations between girls my age.
Often, when a girl has a crush on a boy, her friend will dare her to speak to him or ask for a pencil, or better yet, let him know that she has a crush. Pretty risky stuff... It happens thousands of times a day in the lives of teenagers everywhere. Putting yourself out there. Daring to expose your true feelings.
Let's face it: your average straight, cis-gender teenage boy isn't going to pursue a relationship with a trans-girl.
I have a bunch of transgender friends, but they're all spread out across the country.
I have no idea what I want to do for a career. But in terms of my advocacy work, I'm definitely going to continue.
With my own videos, I definitely have more control over what I want to put out there and what I want to say. With the TV show, I'm not the editor. There's always things that I wanted to put in there. My dad has the final say in everything on YouTube, but I can be more expressive.
I see myself maybe being, like, a movie producer or screenwriter or a novelist or a scientist or mathematician.
I'm weird: I like science and math but also like English as well.
When I first appeared in the media, it was rare to see trans people on TV, and young trans kids were unheard of.
I'm so happy trans visibility has increased immensely.
I want to show people they don't have to be scared of being different.
I love experimenting with different hair styles and going clothes shopping.
So many transgender people in the community are being covered with this umbrella of misconception that we are going to hurt someone. But we are not trying to hurt anyone.
I definitely feel that society sets expectations for transgender people to fit in and makes us feel as if we have to dress a certain way so that we blend in with everyone else. But I believe all transgender individuals should be able to wear whatever they want and not worry about fitting in.
Seeing states like North Carolina enacting these bathroom bills that are banning transgender individuals from using the restrooms they identify as... it's complete discrimination.
I'm a normal person, and I'm going to make mistakes. I think people have to accept that.
I don't care how people treat me. I care about my message living on through other people.
It means so much to me to see Caitlyn Jenner coming out, just by being her authentic self, staying true to who she is, and just living her life.
As a transgender child, I was always looking around for someone like me, because I thought I was the only one. It's hard to feel like that. But having support from my family changed everything. They helped me love myself and embrace who I am.
Being transgender is not just a medical transition.
