Carmen Carrera Quotes

Carmen Carrera

Profession : Entertainer

Birth : April 13, 1985

I like to think of myself as an active American in our politics, but I get lost sometimes watching everything.

Carmen Carrera

I would hope that one day there will be a time when it's not so much about transgender, it's just people will just see us as women.

Carmen Carrera

Most Americans need to be told discrimination against trans people is against the law. Instead of looking at us as people, they look at us as not people. If there's a law that states this treatment is not allowed, I'd feel safer to function more confidently in society because I'd know I'm protected by the law in the country I pay taxes in.

Carmen Carrera

I want to inspire strength. I also want to inspire people to create their own happy reality.

Carmen Carrera

I've been told that I can't do things simply because I was trans.

Carmen Carrera

For me, I've tried to always live in the moment and I don't think that much about what is law, what is written down.

Carmen Carrera

But if you look at Victoria's Secret models, honestly, young girls don't necessarily look up to them for the healthiest reasons. It's more about the envy, the desire to look aesthetically best: it's an unattainable, elitist mindset.

Carmen Carrera

Your gender should not matter in your heart or in the way you express your personality.

Carmen Carrera

Growing up, I didn't really watch the Victoria's Secret fashion show too much. I really just saw folks who weren't real to me, so it didn't really interest me.

Carmen Carrera

I want to be able to supply the knowledge that transgender women need in order to live peacefully and become accepted among all men and women.

Carmen Carrera

Respectable transwomen were not as visible and very unclear in how they defined themselves. I had no one to look up to, pre-transition.

Carmen Carrera

Courtney Love gave me advice on how to stay focused. She told me I have a lot of positivity and I have a lot of light and to just stay on that path, because it's easy to become affected by the negativity.

Carmen Carrera

I consider myself an activist for women like me, who want to be confident and don't want to be judged.

Carmen Carrera

My experience started in the gay nightlife/drag life. I was just as consumed in ignorance about what is offensive to transpeople because at that time I hadn't found myself. I was living as a drag performer only.

Carmen Carrera

Loyalty is my favorite quality in a 'bestie.'

Carmen Carrera

I wasn't a masculine kid; I was pretty effeminate.

Carmen Carrera

Drag has always been an open space where anyone within the LGBT community can express their creativity.

Carmen Carrera

Trans people are beautiful. It's a different kind of beauty, and it should be recognized and respected.

Carmen Carrera

Luckily for me the public have known me before my transition and I've always had the same body type.

Carmen Carrera