Quotes from Rain Dove

Men are taught they are going to make a lot less in the fashion industry, so they don't bank their entire lives on it. They're very supportive. Women, on the other hand, are more competitive. They always assume I'm trans and say, 'How did they make clothing in your size?'

Not everyone will see your beauty, and not everyone will find you attractive or believe you are worthy of their clothing or publications.

Designers and advertisers like the idea of my breasts, waist line, long legs, and long neck - but have literally made gagging noises at my facial features.

My strength does not come from my clothing.

I may not be the conventional girl, but that doesn't mean I'm not a pretty girl. Or that any girl isn't a pretty girl.

When I put on a dress, people have a lot of questions to ask, so I like putting on a dress just to get people to ask those questions and open up a dialogue.

I see the wielding of a pronoun as something that can be freeing for some members of society but a shackle to others like myself.

I'm a proud woman. I'm a proud man. I'm a proud whatever people think I am.

I love high fashion. I want to do it, but in order to be able to make a change, you have to be able to talk to the masses, not the 1 percent.

I've been told I'd make a great parts model.

My reputation was that I had bad BO, and I was poor, and I was ugly.

The me that is me is not my body. It's an awareness and an experience.