“My family subscribed to this rigid belief system. They were unaware of the reality that gender, like sexuality, exists on a spectrum. By punishing me, they were performing the socially sanctioned practice of hammering the girl out of me, replacing her with tenets of gender-appropriate behavior. Though I would grow up to fit neatly into the binary, I believe in self-determination, autonomy, in people having the freedom to proclaim who they are and define gender for themselves. Our genders are as unique as we are. No one's definition is the same, and compartmentalizing a person as either a boy or a girl based entirely on the appearance of genitalia at birth undercuts our complex life experiences.” LgbtSelf DeterminationAutonomyTransLgbt Quotes Book:Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More Source: Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More
“My hope is that feminist, racial justice, reproductive rights and LGBT movements build a coalition that centers on the lives of women who lead intersectional lives and too often fall in between the cracks of these narrow mission statements.” FallJusticeRightsMovementFeministMissionsStatementsLgbtCracksCoalitionsRacial JusticeReproductive RightsMission Statement Author:Janet Mock
“Trans women of color dangerously fall in between the cracks of racial justice, feminist and LGbt movements.” FallJusticeMovementColorFeministLgbtCracksTransRacial Justice Author:Janet Mock
