“For me, I know I am a trans activist and I try my best to stand up whe...” — Carmen Carrera Quote

“For me, I know I am a trans activist and I try my best to stand up when the time is right, but at the same time, I don't always want to be considered transgender around my friends and people at my daughter's school. I just want to be considered a woman.”

“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.”

“I don't want to reclaim the word 'tranny.' I don't want anyone to refer to me as 'tranny.'”

“I'm a proud vegan, whistle-blower, and animal rights activist.”

“When I think of an activist, I think of a community organizer who is working every day and directly with community members and making it a job to take care of and speak up for a community in some way.”

“I try to stay away from tropes, or if there is a trope there, I ensure that it's cleverly written and isn't just lazy and overly cliche. I think it's made me a smarter actor and a better businessman, because I'm also an activist and I know the game; I know motives.”