I grew up in the South where there's discrimination, and when I witnessed the judgment around me, I always thought someone needs to stick up for not just the LGBT community but any outsider, anybody that wasn't the mold in Texas.

I allowed social media to define what I thought of my body. And now I realize that no matter how thin you are, someone will call you fat. No matter how beautiful you are, someone will call you ugly. But you can't spend your time worrying about that. You're just not going to please the world.

My stepdad provided me with an amazing childhood. I played outside like a normal kid, I rode my bike, I walked to school, but the happiest times were when I was acting.

I learned that you go through things, you deal with them and that's what empowers you and ultimately makes you a happy person.

It's OK to love your body the way it is.

All that matters is that you keep going no matter what

If I help one person out with getting through the struggles that I've had, then I've done my job on this planet and this life.