It really bothers me when I see people doing my mother in drag. I mean, just imagine if you saw people doing that with your mother.

I don't have the luxury of doing things privately.

For me, it was never a question of whether or not I was transgender. It was a question of what I'd be able to handle transitioning and having to do it in the public eye. One of the issues that was hard for me to overcome was the fear of that.

I thought, transgender people are much worse off than I am. That's why they're willing to risk everything to be who they are. But the older I got, the harder it got to stay in my body.

I wanted to show America a different kind of man. If there was someone like me when I was growing up, my whole life would have been different.

People who don't have gender dysphoria aren't going to catch it by watching me dance on television.

Gender is between your ears and not between your legs.