"In this society, if a man is called a woman, that's the biggest insult he could get. Is that because women are considered something less?" - Andrej Pejic
Pejic is an Australian model -- the first-ever openly transgender model to be profiled by Vogue.
Photograph courtesy of The Society Management
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Feminine Is Powerful
"I learned growing up that [being] feminine ... is looked at as not worthy, something to laugh at, unlike masculinity, which is looked at as power. I grew up thinking to myself, 'You're already born into this body, you're already supposed to be masculine, and masculine is more empowering.' But I hate the idea of that.... Feminine is empowering. I am empowered by being feminine." - AJ Clementine
Clementine is a beauty, lifestyle and trans awareness vlogger on YouTube.
Photograph courtesy of AJ Clementine
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Innate Beauty
"I like the flowiness of skirts, the radiance and beauty of flower imagery and the cuteness and tenderness expressed by bows and lace. I actually think that these things are all somehow innate to me. My internal gender is flowy, cute, tender, radiant and beautiful." - Sophia Gubb
Gubb is an online writer and blogger.
Photograph courtesy of Sophia Gubb
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Embracing the Feminine
"In a world where masculinity is respected and femininity is regularly dismissed, it takes an enormous amount of strength and confidence for any person, whether female or male-bodied, to embrace their feminine self." - Julia Serano
Serano is a writer, spoken word performer and trans activist with a PhD in biochemistry and molecular biophysics from Columbia University. She is the author of "Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity."
Photograph courtesy of Julia Serano
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To Be Loved
"Trans women are women. Period. We perceive the world around us as women.... We want to be loved for our feminine qualities. We want to be told that we're beautiful. We want to be held by our waist and cuddled with and kissed softly." - Laura Engram
Engram is a student at Florida Atlantic University and host of the YouTube channel, JW T-girl.
Photograph courtesy of JW T-girl
