I'm a proud woman. I'm a proud man. I'm a proud whatever people think I am. Rain Dove More Quotes by Rain Dove More Quotes From Rain Dove Fortunately, unlike my teachers and classmates, my parents never forced gender roles or even a ended identity on me. I grew up on a farm, so all that mattered was working hard. Rain Dove parents me gender identity The first thing you put on in the morning is your lingerie, and you have to look at yourself and tell yourself that you're beautiful, and that's really hard to do when even a simple catalog can't confirm that you're wearing something appropriately or look good enough. Rain Dove good simple morning beautiful 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. Rain Dove pretty pretty-girl girl mean You don't see Victoria's Secret women running around with even short hair. That's too crazy for them. Rain Dove you women crazy hair When a lot of people wake up in the morning and put on their underwear, the first thing they feel that day is terrible about themselves. When you see that your body is not what other people want, it can be really devastating. I have so many friends that I grew up with who have had serious eating disorders. Rain Dove day you morning people I want to tell people that there are more ways to be beautiful, there are more ways to be handsome. Rain Dove handsome want beautiful people I ended up in Colorado working in wilderness fire prevention. My job was to run around with a chainsaw and cut down trees during a blaze. It was really fun. When I first got out there, that's when I realized how passable of a male I could be. Rain Dove down job fire fun I grew up having to do manual labor because people always told me that I was an ugly girl. I've never had the permission to be myself except for when I'm doing manual labor. Because in manual labor, it's about, 'Can you pick this up, can you move this here,' and I could. Rain Dove myself me you girl Dove is encouraging people to set their own standards worldwide. To be their own unique selves. To not allow others to shame them for accepting their own bodies and styles. Rain Dove own shame unique people There's something so empowering about knowing I can pick up an axe and split a piece of wood. Rain Dove wood something i-can knowing I just see clothing as cloth, and I see it as art, and I see it as a way to express yourself artistically in this world. Rain Dove yourself way world art My body is sometimes this thing I look at and think, 'What strange, alien thing grew around my consciousness?' It's like this weird fungus that's just there. Rain Dove weird look think sometimes Not everyone will see your beauty, and not everyone will find you attractive or believe you are worthy of their clothing or publications. Rain Dove will you beauty believe I used to feel guilty about having nice things, because there was so much good I could be doing with that money. I always tell people that, if you can afford what I'm wearing, then you can afford to make a difference. But fashion has taught me that it's not a bad thing to love yourself and take care of yourself. Rain Dove good me money love Justice can rarely exist without honesty. Rain Dove without exist honesty justice I look like what we have taught society a lesbian looks like. I just do. I have the short hair. I got the muscles. Rain Dove short look society hair Use she, he, it, one, they. You could call me mow mow, and I honestly don't care. A pronoun is just a sound. All I'm listening for in that sound is positivity. Rain Dove me you care listening I hope, by never hiding, I can show there is never anything to be ashamed of when we are being our true selves. Rain Dove true never i-can hope 'Educate, don't hate.' That's my motto. The reason why there's so much pushback against diversity and against minority communities is because people are afraid to make mistakes and ask questions. They feel that they'll be chastised if they use the wrong label. It's too scary for them. Rain Dove feel motto hate people I grew up believing I was just an ugly girl. Rain Dove believing just ugly girl
