I ended up going to public school in the first grade, and that's when I knew I had to be very strategic about my survival in school. I tried my best to be friends with people who were going to protect me.

More Quotes by Carmen Carrera

My message is: beauty has no gender. At the end of the day beauty is beauty.

If I ever feel like I don't know what to do next, I always think about WWJD, like 'what would J-Lo do,' 'cause J-Lo for me is like the epitome of feminine sensuality, mixed with show stopping beauty.

We must learn to exist together in peace and love people as they are. That is the only way humanity wins.

The only way to combat hate is by demonstrating empathy and love.

All you have to do is respect me. Use the right words. If you don't consider me a woman, then use trans woman. Whatever works for you. But don't try to use something that's a slur or something that's meant to degrade who we are.

I want to be a successful trans woman burlesque performer.