"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

"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

"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

"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

"Being a girl and having femininity are slightly different. Being a woman is not just looking a certain way ... talking a certain way. A woman is more than that. There are many, many types of women out there.... After my transition, I've actually become much more comfortable with my masculine side. I think I'm slightly tomboyish. But a tomboy is still a girl, right?" - Lilly Chang, TsChitChat

Chang is a Chinese-Australian film student and host of the trans community YouTube channel, TsChitChat.

Photograph courtesy of TsChitChat