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“The United States has larger enclaves than one might suspect of communities that have simply never engaged with anyone different than themselves or anyone that has an ideology that's different or a background that's different.”
“Art is so valuable that I think its misuse is really dangerous. When it's used well, when it's telling a story well or creating representation or visibility for something that's really lacking, it can really save lives.”
“There is still so much acceptance, representation and visibility needed for trans women of color and gender non-conforming people of color.”
“'Orange' is fun. Even when we're doing super-intense, emotional, or physical stuff, we're having fun. We're checking in with each other; we know about each other's lives and know each other's families and relationships. We're really friends.”
“I would love to do things that teach me new skills. Like, I don't know how to ride a horse. And not that I need a film or television project to teach me that, but it's one of the perks of being an actor, inhabiting a character who has experiences and a knowledge that I don't.”
“While I acknowledge that it's not my whiteness that has given me my platform entirely... it's part of the reason I've garnered so much acceptance and praise for being out and nonbinary.”
“Honestly, from a very young age, before I had the language, really - anywhere that I encountered binary, whether it was in clothing or in toys or in media, it always made me uncomfortable.”
“Capitalism in and of itself is based on the monetising of human labour, and the first evidence of that is slavery. And that has never changed. We are all participating in that.”
“I was gender-nonconforming in high school in terms of the way I dressed, in terms of the way I cut my hair.”
“There is a great silver lining to the 45th presidency, which is, it's hard to swallow that he is existing, which gives us the silver lining, which is a great uncovering of the historical disenfranchisement and marginalization of so many people in this country for so long.”
“I have disregarded gender when deciding which part to audition for.”
“I can remember, actually, seeing the film 'Oliver!' and understanding so badly that I wanted to play that part, but that I would never be able to because I was a 'girl' and Oliver was a 'boy.'”
“I do say gender fluid, because I experience my gender identity as being fluid because it's on a spectrum.”
“I was assigned female at birth. My gender identify is non-binary.”
“The stories I grew up with, whether it came to queer representation or representation of anyone that was different, it was always a story of, like, very sad, usually ended up with somebody dying, and it made the idea of being queer or different really scary, actually.”
“I love that I dream big and go after my dreams with all I've got to give.”
“A lot of brands are saying they're going to make 'gender neutral' clothing. But clothing is gender neutral.”
“I'm really proud that MTV has joined the conversation about breaking down binaries.”
“What we need to do is get rid of 'men's' and 'women's' sections and make sections that are, like, 'dresses for tall people,' 'pants for short people,' 'jeans for people with hips,' you know what I mean?”
“Nonbinary, gender-nonconforming, and trans people have always been around, just as long as any other type of person.”