On Identity "I've always known exactly who I am. I was a girl trapped in a boy's body." "I wish everyone would understand that it isn't controversial. It's about a girl living her life. That's what I am: just a teenage girl living her life." "I feel like so many people invalidate the experience of transgender girls thinking that they aren't regular girls, but I am a normal girl." "I say [to bullies], 'You know what, I'm transgender, but it's okay to be different because I embrace my uniqueness." "Once you realise that your consciousness is all that matters — your thoughts and experiences truly shape who you are — then the physical characteristics don't matter anymore." Image Source: Getty / Dia Dipasupil