“All you have to do is respect me. Use the right words. If you don't co...” — Carmen Carrera Quote

“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.”

“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.”

“It's slanderous to report things I didn't say, to degrade my reputation, it's sickening to me.”

“There are those women who degrade the name of women, and there are men who degrade the name of women. But for the most part, we can't live without them.”

“Torture can destroy the social fabric of communities, degrade a society's institutions, and undermine the integrity of its political systems.”