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Growing up with three boys in a heavily male-dominated world, I especially needed to express myself as a woman.

— Elisabeth Shue

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I was a weird but definite kid, and there were essentially no gender roles for me to fit into.

— Pamela Dean

I couldn't wait to be an adult woman, and I'm glad I felt that way as a kid because, when I grew up, I realised I live in a world where the female form is really disrespected, and society is often trying to wrestle the female form into a shape that looks more like a young boy.

— Jenny Slate

I came from a big family - two brothers and two sisters. So, there were always a ton of boys around and a ton of girls around. So, I grew up comfortable with both sexes.

— Blake Lively

We were unusually brought up; there was no gender differentiation. I was never thought of as any less than my brother.

— Maya Lin

I was raised by two women, and that laid the groundwork for the way I treat 'em: with the utmost respect and admiration.

— Jimmy Connors

I grew up in a very masculine environment. So I was around a lot of men, my brothers and their friends. There was just a lot of guys around.

— Alanis Morissette

I was pretty as a child and I felt that I wasn't very manly and that plagued me for years.

— Bradley Cooper

✗Opposing Perspectives

I always felt like the male from the time I was a child. There wasn't much feminine about me.

— Chaz Bono

I was a boy, suddenly treated like the men and expected to act like them.

— Robbie Fowler

When I was a kid, I wanted to be a boy. I really had gender issues.

— Jane Lynch