“To all trans youth out there, I would like to say respect yourself and be proud of who you are. All human beings deserve equal treatment no matter their gender identity or sexuality. To be perceived as what you say you are is a basic human right.” HumansMatterHuman BeingsIdentityYouthProudEqualDeserveWho You AreGenderSexualityTreatmentBe ProudTransRespect YourselfGender IdentityEqual Treatment Author:Andrej Pejic
“Everybody deserves fair treatment, equal treatment in the eyes of the law and the state. And that includes gays, lesbians, transgender persons. I am not a fan of discrimination and bullying of anybody on the basis of race, on the basis of religion, on the basis of sexual orientation or gender. This is actually part and parcel of the agenda that's also going to be front and centre, and that is how are we treating women and girls.” PersonsStatesEyeLawGirlRaceFansFrontsGayEqualDeserveFairsBasesGenderDiscriminationTreatmentAgendasBullyingCentreTransgenderOrientationParcelEqual Treatment Author:Barack Obama
“I am a men's liberationist (or "masculist") when men's liberation is defined as equal opportunity and equal responsibility for both sexes. I am a feminist when feminism favors equal opportunities and responsibilities for both sexes. I oppose both movements when either says our sex is THE oppressed sex, therefore, "we deserve rights." That's not gender liberation but gender entitlement. Ultimately, I am in favor of neither a women's movement nor a men's movement but a gender transition movement.” MenOpportunitySexResponsibilityRightsFeminismMovementEqualDeserveFeministGenderFavorsDefinedLiberationTransitionOppressedEntitlementEqual Opportunity Book:The Myth of Male Power: Why Men Are the Disposable Sex Source: The Myth of Male Power: Why Men Are the Disposable Sex
“Violence against women continues to persist as one of the most heinous, systematic and prevalent human rights abuses in the world. It is a threat to all women, and an obstacle to all our efforts for development, peace, and gender equality in all societies. Violence against women is always a violation of human rights; it is always a crime; and it is always unacceptable. Let us take this issue with the deadly seriousness that it deserves.” WorldHumansEffortIssuesRightsViolenceCrimeDevelopmentDeserveAbuseThreatHuman RightsObstaclesGenderPersistSeriousnessViolationGender EqualitySystematicViolence Against WomenViolation Of Human Rights Author:Ban Ki-moon
“More conservative advocacy work often encourages portrayals of trans people as people who deserve rights. Deservingness, of course, corresponds to national racial, gender and ability norms.” PeopleCoursesAbilityRightsDeserveConservativeGenderNormTransAdvocacyPortrayal Author:Dean Spade
“... religious insults are considered acceptable even by those who decry slurs about race, ethnicity, and gender. Religious people seem to deserve such treatment.” PeopleSeemsChristianReligiousRaceDeserveGenderInsultTreatmentAcceptableEthnicitySlursRace Ethnicity Author:William Murchison
“Writing for me is an ongoing practice of facing and countering fears. And so, in that sense, I have always been responding to phobias. I am often most surprised by the writing that comes from facing fears that strike closest to home, poems that explore internalized phobias about gender identity, sexuality, and the body, poems that struggle with a question like do I deserve love?” WritingHomeStruggleIdentityDeserveGenderSexualityPhobia Author:Jenny Johnson
“I know there is gender imbalance in the spec fic field, and it concerns me very much. We live in a gender-biased world. There have been some fascinating discussions and studies on this on the internet in recent years. There seem to be a lot of women writing spec fic and not as many getting published, or otherwise taken seriously. While it seems there is less overt bias against women writers compared to a few decades ago, there are still institutionalized biases, subtler biases that are harder to discern. I think these are serious issues that deserve examination by the community.” ThinkingWorldWritingCommunityStudyTakenSeriousInternetDeserveConcernGenderDiscussionBias Author:Vandana Singh
“Syn may be too much of a gentleman to hit you, but I’m not. I’m not only ashamed to call you human, I’m completely disgusted that we share the same gender. You want to know the truth? The only filth in this room is you, and you’re the one who doesn’t deserve to breathe our air. Decent’s got nothing to do with birthright. It’s all about actions, and trust me, you’re the lowest form I’ve ever met and I’ve taken in the worst scum imaginable. But I’d rather sit at the table with them than you any day. (Shahara to Mara)” KnowsWantHumansMayActionFormRoomsTakenToo MuchAirShareWorstMetsDeserveTablesGenderBreatheGentlemanDecentAshamedLowestTrust MeBirthrightFilthDisgustedScum Author:Sherrilyn Kenyon
“I believe all men, all women, regardless of race, gender, socioeconomic background, you deserve the same rights.” MenBelieveI BelieveRaceRightsDeserveGenderBackgrounds Author:Sophia Bush
“The first question we usually ask new parents is : “Is it a boy or a girl ?”. There is a great answer to that one going around : “We don’t know ; it hasn’t told us yet.” Personally, I think no question containing “either/or” deserves a serious answer, and that includes the question of gender.” ThinkingKnowsFirstsGirlAsksParentAnswersBoysSeriousDeserveGenderSexualityHomosexualityContainingEither OrNew Parents Book:Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women and the Rest of Us Source: Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women and the Rest of Us
“It is my vision that we all will dedicate the next decade to achieve universal literacy and education for all children, especially for girls. More than 145 million of the world's children are deprived of education due to poverty, exploitation, slavery, gender discrimination, religious extremism, and corrupt governments. May Three Cups of Tea be a catalyst to bring the gift of literacy to each of those children who deserves a chance to go to school.” WorldMayChildrenGovernmentSchoolGirlThreeNextReligiousChanceEducationVisionPovertyMillionsAchieveDeserveUniversalSlaveryEducationalGenderDuesDecadesDiscriminationCupsTeaExploitationLiteracyDeprivedExtremismCatalystReligious ExtremismCups Of TeaEducation For AllCorrupt GovernmentGender DiscriminationThree Cups Of Tea Author:Greg Mortenson
“If someone needs to express their gender in a way that is different, that is okay, and they should not be denied healthcare. They should not be bullied. They don’t deserve to be victims of violence. … That’s what people need to understand, that it’s okay and that if you are uncomfortable with it, then you need to look at yourself.” PeopleIfsWayNeedsShouldLooksDifferentInspiringViolenceDeserveOkayVictimEqualityGenderCivil RightsUncomfortableDeniedHealthcareBulliedLook At Yourself Author:Laverne Cox