“If feminism was reduced to one word, it would be this: No. "No" is a boundary, spoken only by a self who claims one. Objects have neither; subjects begin at "No". Feminists said "No" and we meant it.”
Source: Female Erasure: What You Need to Know About Gender Politics' War on Women, the Female Sex and Human Rights
“This pelvic preoccupation with women's rampant innards had more of a comic effect, however. Since women were seen as reproductive beings, any and every disorder they experienced was treated by treatment of the reproductive organs.”
Source: Who Cooked the Last Supper? The Women's History of the World
“As this shows, under the topsy-tervy conditions of revolution, women found themselves once again serving as soldiers in the front line. The last known female regular soldier had been abolished in Ireland in the seventh century A.D., but the tradition, stretching all the way back to the old matriarchies, had never entirely disappeared.”
Source: Who Cooked the Last Supper? The Women's History of the World
“Max." Fang let go of my hand. "Right now, it's really all about—us."
He swooped down to the right in a big semicircle, ending facing me. Slowly we climbed upward, until we were almost vertical, flying straight up to the sun.
While carefully synchronizing our wings—they almost touched—Fang leaned in, gently put one hand behind my neck, and kissed me. It was just about as close to heaven as I'll ever get, I guess. I closed my eyes, lost in the feeling of flying and kissing and being with the one person in the world I completely,
utterly trusted.
When we finally broke apart, we looked down at the others, who were way far below us now. Angel was shading her eyes, looking up at us with a big smile. She was sitting on a dolphin's back, and I hoped soon someone would explain to the dolphin that he shouldn't let Angel take advantage of his good nature.
Still looking up at us, Angel gave us a big thumbs-up.
"She approves," Fang said with a hint of amusement.
"Jeez," I wondered aloud. "Is that a good thing or a bad thing?”
Source: Max
“Η Θαλασσινή μιλάει για ζητήματα φύλου, η Θαλασσινή ενδιαφέρεται για την κοινωνική κατασκευή του φύλου, η Θαλασσινή υπερασπίζεται την ελευθερία έκφρασης σεξουαλικότητας και αυτοπροσδιορισμού, η Θαλασσινή τρέχει σε πορείες, η Θαλασσινή χαρακτηρίζει τις παρέες της Γαλάτειας «ομοφοβικές», τον κολλητό της από τη σχολή, το Δομήνικο, «μισογύνη», η Θαλασσινή ουρλιάζει στη μητέρα τους πως δεν έχει ιδέα και διδάσκει σε παιδιά δημοτικού μαλακίες, η Θαλασσινή πληκτρολογεί μανιασμένα, θυμωμένη, η Θαλασσινή θέλει να βάλει φωτιά στα γραφεία της Χρυσής Αυγής της γειτονιάς τους, η Θαλασσινή φτιάχνει κάτι στο μπάνιο όταν λείπουν οι γονείς, μυρίζει έντονα, προκαλεί βήχα, τι είδους αλχημείες είναι αυτές, αραδιάζει τα υλικά της, έχει αγοράσει κάτι από το φαρμακείο, ανακατεύει, σουρώνει, περιμένει, η Γαλάτεια στάθηκε στην πόρτα και την κοίταξε προβληματισμένη, «Τι είναι αυτό;», «Σπρέι πιπεριού», «Πας καλά; Αυτό είναι παράνομο!», «Ενώ το να σε βιάζουν ή να σε σπάνε στο ξύλο μέρα μεσημέρι, την ώρα που γυρνάς στο σπίτι σου, είναι απολύτως νόμιμο», «Υπερβάλλεις», «Καθόλου», «Κανένας δεν σε βιάζει μέρα-μεσημέρι, Θαλ, είσαι σοβαρή;», «Ασφαλώς. Όπως είναι ευρέως γνωστό, όλοι οι βιασμοί λαμβάνουν χώρα απαραιτήτως βράδυ, σε σκοτεινά σοκάκια, από ψυχανώμαλους. Έτσι δεν είναι;», «Μη με ειρωνεύεσαι», «Δεν είναι έτσι. Αυτό μας έμαθαν αλλά δεν είναι έτσι», «Και πώς είναι;», η Θαλασσινή ψέκασε με το σπρέι πιπεριού στον καθρέφτη του μπάνιου, έγινε κόκκινος, «Έτσι είναι», απάντησε [...]”
Source: Μια κάποια Γαλάτεια
“Saber que vas a perder no es lo
mismo que rendirte.”
Source: El mal menor
“Mi madre me explicó que la mayoría de la gente usaba su bandera no para expresar el amor por su patria, sino para manifestar su odio contra todo lo que fuera distinto. No la entendí entonces, y ojalá nunca hubiera llegado a entenderla.”
Source: El mal menor
“Modern Hymn for Aphrodite
O' tongue-
sharp blade.
O' bleeding
heart.
She of many
names given
and taken.
Lady of the
Unknown.
Lady of the
Daybreak.
You bare-
knuckled
mother.
Righteous
anger and holy
grief.
You necessary
rage.
Born not of
the cruel sea
but of your
own hand.
Self-made
splendor.
Spark of
creation.
The universe
hums in your
wake.
You leave
nothing
undisturbed.”
Source: Aphrodite Made Me Do It
“Male" contraception is something novel for many people. There are still very few people using these methods, so they receive a lot of attention and a certain amount of approval among activist and feminist circles. The fact that you're seen as this cool guy, just because you're pushing up your family jewels...it says a lot about the state of things, in terms of the contraceptive burden. All we're doing is trying to make things more equal. There's nothing heroic about it...it's just natural.”
Source: Le coeur des Zobs
“Being a supporter of feminism means becoming aware of your privilege and trying to break it down every day. It's not "trendy." It's actually a really basic thing, and highly political. And you get no benefit from it, no reward for doing so. It means agreeing to give up the privilege you enjoy as a white cishet man. You have to stand alongside your woman in her fight.”
Source: Le coeur des Zobs