“What keeps me going is that quest for just being able to be present and be myself. Not for people, but for me.” PeopleAbleQuestsJust Being Author:Janet Mock
“Anytime that we - and when I say "we," I mean feminine people, trans feminine folk, women - do anything that is centered on our own pleasure or desire, it's seen as frivolous. But learning how to love your own body and finding pleasure in something that has brought you pain [in the past] is so important. I think that it's probably a greater struggle for trans folk, because we struggle more with our bodies.” PeopleThinkingMeanImportantPainPastDesirePleasureStruggleLove YouFeminine Author:Janet Mock
“We have to organize. We have to build up coalitions across all of these people who are considered "the other." If we all banded together and built coalitions that were truly intersectional, we would be in power. I believe in the power of the people.” PeopleBelieveTogetherI BelieveOrganize Author:Janet Mock
“No matter how discouraged I get from the people who are being appointed in this next administration, how discouraged I feel to know that I will no longer have folks who look like me and share in my vision, I am encouraged by what I think that this particular time period and this particular election season will inspire in the next generation and the current generation of freedom fighters.” PeopleThinkingVisionShareInspireElectionFighterDiscouragedNext GenerationFreedom Fighter Author:Janet Mock
“We have to take care of our people. That's our work now. And it's going to be a lot harder than it would have been if Clinton was in the White House. But we have to do it anyway. We have to work for it! And it's not going to be easy. But guess what? It never was easy.” PeopleCareHouseEasyClintonTake Care Author:Janet Mock
“Femininity in general is seen as frivolous. People often say feminine people are doing “the most”, meaning that to don a dress, heels, lipstick, and big hair is artifice, fake, and a distraction. But I knew even as a teenager that my femininity was more than just adornments; they were extensions of me, enabling me to express myself and my identity. My body, my clothes, and my makeup are on purpose, just as I am on purpose.” PeopleBodyBigsPurposeInspiringIdentityHairClothesDressesTeenagerFakeMakeupFeminineDistractionHeelsExtensionsFemininityLipstickEnablingFrivolousArtificeAdornmentBig Hair Book:Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More Source: Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More
