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

Around 2001, I started analyzing lesbians. I started to realize that even really butch-acting or -dressing women still had a strong female identity that I never had.

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

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.

What mom cares about most is that I'm happy, healthy and enjoying my life.

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.