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“If sex is not just about reproduction, it is not just about genes, XY chromosomes, and hormones either. Sex is introduced to explain skeletal structure, mental aptitude, posture, emotional disposition, aesthetic preference, body fat, sexual orientation and responsiveness, athletic ability, social dominance, shape and weight, artistic ability. It is also supposed to explain any number of so-called "instincts", including the nesting instinct, the maternal instinct, and perhaps even the Budweiser instinct.”

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“Androgyny doesn't look a certain way, though gender is ingrained in society such that liberal readings are applied to everyone, sprinkling gender on everything from haircuts to careers to alcoholic beverages. In this way, presentation, when considered for the purpose of legibility feels futile... As long as I am subjected to this unconsented reading of my body, I will desire nothing more than facelessness”

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Source: It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror

“To tell a ghost story means being willing to be haunted.”

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“The Lord is much like the air around us. The air is all around us, it is everywhere. Even though we can't see it, it is there, we know it is there, because we are breathing. The Lord is everywhere too, you can't see Him, but He is there, we know He is there, because we are breathing. (Page 183)”

Spiritual Religion Abortion Roman Catholic

Book:You Have the Nerve to Call Yourself a Roman Catholic!

Source: You Have the Nerve to Call Yourself a Roman Catholic!

“And for a moment (and only a moment), it was as if a gap between two absolute and unquestionably separated columns or encampments of the world had suddenly revealed itself as illusory; that what I had assumed two was really one; and that the glacial solidity of the boundary I’d been sure existed between them was as permeable as shimmering water, as shifting light.”

Utopia Queerness Queer Theory Afrofuturism

Book:The Motion of Light in Water: Sex and Science Fiction Writing in the East Village

Source: The Motion of Light in Water: Sex and Science Fiction Writing in the East Village

“African "homosexualities" can never be comfortably slotted within identity politics carved out of Western "gay" and "lesbian" liberation struggles, and display queer and even post-queer characteristics.”

Queer Theory Homosexuality In Africa

Book:Out in Africa: Same-Sex Desire in Sub-Saharan Literatures and Cultures

Source: Out in Africa: Same-Sex Desire in Sub-Saharan Literatures and Cultures

“Our definition of queer is that which fundamentally transforms our state of being and the possibilities for life. That which is queer is that which does not reproduce the status quo.”

Status Quo Queerness Queer Theory Queer Love

Book:Revolutionary Mothering: Love on the Front Lines

Source: Revolutionary Mothering: Love on the Front Lines

“If you see anyone trying to narrow the definition of neuroqueer and trying to police who gets to use the tern, feel free to tell them that I said to stop acting like a fucking cop. The world needs more queering and fewer cops.”

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Book:Neuroqueer Heresies: Notes on the Neurodiversity Paradigm, Autistic Empowerment, and Postnormal Possibilities

Source: Neuroqueer Heresies: Notes on the Neurodiversity Paradigm, Autistic Empowerment, and Postnormal Possibilities

“In ancient Greece, adolescence was a time when young men left their biological families to become the lovers of adult men. Sexuality was but one element of an affectional and educational relationship in which youths learned the ways of manhood”

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Book:The Rise of a Gay and Lesbian Movement

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Book:Deep House

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“It's difficult to make the argument that one female fist inserted into one male ass--or, for that matter, dozens or even hundreds of fists inserted into as many asses--can really make a difference for, say, lesbian mothers fighting for custody of their children. -Katherine Raymond”

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Book:PoMoSexuals: Challenging Assumptions About Gender and Sexuality

Source: PoMoSexuals: Challenging Assumptions About Gender and Sexuality