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" I've had the honor of working with so many trans people as a hairdresser over my career in some way. "
Jonathan Van Ness
Working
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" I've worn a 100% polyester cheerleading outfit in stadiums full of people - it is pretty hard to embarrass me. "
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" To me, self-care isn't really shallow. Showing up for yourself, putting on a little moisturizer, can inspire so many different parts of your life. "
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" I was really, really, really feminine and really into cheerleading and really into figure skating and really into gymnastics. Really into everything that other boys weren't. "
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" I vividly remember D'Angelo's 'How Does it Feel?' as a song I listened to around the time I came out. "
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" In yoga, we say that everyone has a magnet on them, and you're either positively or negatively charged. So if you're liking how you're looking, you're gonna be more positively charged. "
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" Kristi Yamaguchi stole my heart in 1992, and I've never been the same since. "
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" Probably the advice I could follow more is the self-love sort of advice. I think, four out of every five days, I'm good at that, but certain situations can trigger self-doubt or cloudiness around how I feel about myself. "
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" If you're feeling a little down, you're never fully dressed without a strong heel. But only if you're depressed - if you need a pick-me-up. "
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" In states where there's one really big city, a lot of outlying counties and smaller towns really don't have very many resources. "
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" I wish I had more of a game plan of how I'm going to, like, take down toxic masculinity. But I think that game plan is just going to reveal itself if we keep going. I think I need to keep plugging along, and it'll happen. "
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" I was the first male cheerleader of my high school; it's very hard to embarrass me - you have to do a lot. "
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" To my younger self, I would say unless you're literally in danger, ask forgiveness instead of asking permission. "
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" God, I miss TLC. "
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" My biggest secret is that I don't over-wash my hair. I wash it twice a week at the most, unless I'm on set every day. "
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" I think that because I struggled and did get very bullied, that definitely made me learn how to be funny and let things roll off and be able to laugh, and I think that has definitely helped me when it comes to being in the public eye with 'Gay of Thrones' and 'Queer Eye.' "
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" I used to be pretty hard on myself, like, if I didn't like a haircut I did on someone, I would think about it a lot and second-guess myself. But after therapy and a lot of work, I know how to dust myself off a lot faster, and those things don't knock me down as much as they used to. "
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Myself
" Think about how your jeans would look if you washed and dried them every single day. That's like our hair, and you can't change your hair as often as your pants, so cutting down on washing cuts down on long-term damage. "
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" I love a company that puts their money where their mouth is when it comes to LGBTQIA visibility. "
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" I just - I come from a very little town where the militarization of the police force is a very real issue. "
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" Whenever anyone says I've taught them things by me being myself, I'm always like, 'Really? I just thought that was like, Wednesday for me. I was just wearing a kilt and a sleeveless top in a Rotary Club, it wasn't that big of a deal.' "
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" I grew up in a little town where my family owned a newspaper and the TV station, so a lot of people knew who we were, and I never fit in. "
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" Getting married is a good time to revaluate all of your relationships. Have you had the same haircut since seventh grade? Have you found products that work for your skin? You need time to experiment. "
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" I had to fight, a lot of years, to be really proud of the person I see in the mirror and really love this person. "
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" Since I have psoriasis, I buy anything that feels good against my skin. I tend to wear really, really soft hoodies by the brand Velvet. Even if I don't have a flare-up, I'm still like: Oh. My. God. This nice thing feels so good. "
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