“To take on the question of race in America and believe that you could transform this country so that it would actually be a place that was welcoming for everyone that was here, including dealing with the history of slavery and the kind of oppression this country is based on, that's an amazing moment to begin to find your own political ideals.” BelieveKindCountryMomentsAmericaPoliticalRaceIdealsSlaveryIncludingWelcomeOppressionRace In America Author:Amber Hollibaugh
“I think that the power of a political vision is deeply engaged with the possibility of how you can live out the liberation that you seek and part of that vision is very much about desire, about the erotic.” ThinkingPoliticalDesireVisionPossibilityLiberationEngagedErotic Author:Amber Hollibaugh
“No political movement can avoid the reality of desire in its midst. Every office building is full of the illicit affairs, the unwanted pregnancies, the crises that happen in human lives.” HumansRealityHappensPoliticalDesireMovementBuildingOfficeCrisisAffairHuman LifeMidstPregnancyUnwantedPolitical MovementsOffice BuildingsUnwanted Pregnancy Author:Amber Hollibaugh
“For a political movement to not understand that sexuality is a profound component of both how people are oppressed and how people dream, is not to recognize the reality of political power and where it's centered.” PeopleDreamRealityPoliticalMovementProfoundSexualityOppressedComponentsPolitical PowerPolitical Movements Author:Amber Hollibaugh
“In some ways, the challenge of staying political is to stay a dreamer at the same time.” WayPoliticalChallengesStayingDreamer Author:Amber Hollibaugh
