It's Important To Me That People Can

I've Been Getting Chatted Up By Men Ever Since I Was 14.

All Women Have A Complicated Relationship To Beauty, But As A Transgender Woman It's A Bit More Complicated. There's A Lot Of Pressure To Appear Feminine. When I Was Younger, I Was Most Insecure About My Size, My Angular Features, My Feet, My Hands . At The End Of The Day, It's About Being Comfortable In Your Own Skin, And Being Able To Walk Down The Street And Not Have People Question Your Gender - And, For Me, Being Perceived As A Woman.

Fashion Is Quite Inclusive And Good At Embracing Different Things And Different Forms Of Beauty. It's A Very Liberal Industry. You Can Be Yourself. Just Not Overweight.

I Want To Be The Most Eligible Bachelor In New York City.

I Know People Want Me To Sort Of Defend Myself, To Sit Here And Be Like, 'i'm A Boy, But I Wear Makeup Sometimes.' But, You Know, To Me, It Doesn't Really Matter. I Don't Really Have That Sort Of Strong Gender Identity-i Identify As What I Am. The Fact That People Are Using It For Creative Or Marketing Purposes, It's Just Kind Of Like Having A Skill And Using It To Earn Money.