I always wanted to shave. It is a very natural process. For my birthday I got a lot of shaving stuff.

I had felt uncomfortable as a woman my whole life.

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.

When I realised I was transgender I was so afraid of what my transition would do to everyone else in my life and how they would react to it and would I be rejected?

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

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

I've been embraced by a new community. That's what happens when you're finally honest about who you are; you find others like you.