卡门·卡雷拉是美国真人秀明星、模特、滑稽演员和女演员，因出演Logo真人秀系列电视连续剧《鲁保罗的拖拽比赛》第三季以及其衍生系列《鲁保罗的拖拽》而闻名。卡门卡雷拉是一名变性女性，也是一名变性维权人士。
I like to think of myself as an active American in our politics, but I get lost sometimes watching everything.
我喜欢把自己想象成一个积极参与政治的美国人，但有时我看什么都会迷路。
Honestly, when I was a boy and I was out as a gay boy, I never really dealt with anyone bullying me or anything like that.
老实说，当我还是个男孩的时候，当我还是个同性恋的时候，我从来没有和任何欺负我的人打过交道。
When you transition, it's a long process. Some people are so, like, ignorant about it. They're like, 'Oh she's a girl tomorrow.' It's not like that. You have to literally, you take all this medication. It's really hard on your body.
当你转型时，这是一个漫长的过程。有些人对此一无所知。他们会说，‘哦，她明天就是个女孩。’不是这样的。你得照字面意思，吃药。这对你的身体真的很难。
I don't know any lingerie brands that really embrace transgender women at all, to be honest.
老实说，我不知道有哪个内衣品牌真正接纳变性女性。
Growing up, I didn't really watch the Victoria's Secret fashion show too much. I really just saw folks who weren't real to me, so it didn't really interest me.
长大后，我真的没有太多地看维多利亚的秘密时装秀。我真的只是看到那些对我来说并不真实的人，所以我对他们并不感兴趣。
But if you look at Victoria's Secret models, honestly, young girls don't necessarily look up to them for the healthiest reasons. It's more about the envy, the desire to look aesthetically best: it's an unattainable, elitist mindset.
但如果你看看维多利亚的秘密模特，老实说，年轻女孩并不一定因为最健康的原因而崇拜她们。更多的是嫉妒，渴望看起来最美：这是一种无法实现的精英心态。
For me, I know I am a trans activist and I try my best to stand up when the time is right, but at the same time, I don't always want to be considered transgender around my friends and people at my daughter's school. I just want to be considered a woman.
对我来说，我知道我是一个跨性别的积极分子，我会尽力在时机成熟的时候站出来，但同时，我也不想总是在我的朋友和我女儿学校的人周围被认为是跨性别的。我只想成为一个女人。
I would hope that one day there will be a time when it's not so much about transgender, it's just people will just see us as women.
我希望有一天，人们会把我们看成是女人，而不是变性人。