It’s OK not to understand the whole trans thing. That’s alright. My dad didn’t understand it. I still don’t know everything. What’s important is you sort of educate yourself on your own time, but you have to respect it on everyone else’s time. Because no one should have to wait for equality. Nicole Maines Read Quote
When I was first trying to explain to my parents that I was really a girl, my father didn’t know what to do. He had these preconceived notions about what his family was going to be like, and when I didn’t fit into those notions, he just ignored what I was trying to tell them before he really came around. Nicole Maines Read Quote
My family knew that they loved me, and whatever this ‘I want to be a girl’ business was, it certainly wasn’t about to change that. Nicole Maines Read Quote
We didn’t have anyone to tell us that what was going on with me was alright. There was no information about transgender people when we started our journey, but we managed to make it through because of the tremendous amount of love that our family had. Nicole Maines Read Quote
At some point, I want to create a family and help them on their journey like my family helped me on mine. Nicole Maines Read Quote
My acting and activism go hand-in-hand, and they really support one another. Nicole Maines Read Quote
I would say my brother got lucky with me. Because we grew up with only boy neighbors, I developed a liking to shoot-’em-up and military video games. I could have come out a lot girlier. Nicole Maines Read Quote
