“It is not only a matter, I believe, of religious observance and practice. To me, being Jewish means and has always meant being proud to be part of a people that has maintained its distinct identity for more than 2,000 years, with all the pain and torment that has been inflicted upon it.” PeopleYearsBelieveMeanHas BeensMatterPainI BelieveReligiousPracticeIdentityProudBe ProudTormentObservance Author:Golda Meir
“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
“The gospel shows us that our spiritual problem lies not only in failing to obey God, but also in relying on our obedience to make us fully acceptable to God, ourselves and others. Every kind of character flaw comes from this natural impulse to be our own saviour through our own performance and achievement. On the one hand, proud and disdainful personalities come from basing your identity on your performance and thinking you are succeeding. But on the other hand, discouraged and self loathing personalities also come from basing your identity on your performance and thinking you are failing.” ThinkingKindSelfCharacterShowsProblemHandsSpiritualLyingNaturalFailingIdentityPersonalityProudSucceedAchievementPerformancesObedienceImpulseFlawsAcceptableDiscouragedSaviourLoathingSelf LoathingCharacter Flaws Author:Timothy Keller
“They wanted to force me to be someone that I wasn't. They wanted me to delegitimize myself as a trans woman and I was not taking that. As a proud black trans woman, I was not going to allow the system to delegitimize, hyper-sexualize and take my identity away from me.” WantedForceBlackIdentityProudTransHyper Author:CeCe McDonald
“I had many reasons for writing this book but among them was the hope that every Latino child and adult would find something familiar in it. And my hope is that when they finish reading the book, that they will come away with a renewed sense of pride in our culture and in who we are. We get a lot of strength from that [culture and identity] and we should be proud of it.” ShouldWritingChildrenBookReasonCultureReadingIdentityPrideProudAdultsFamiliarWho We AreBe ProudLatino Author:Sonia Sotomayor
“On a personal level, I'm proud of Grace Dunham for being so staunchly in her identity. It's a very unusual thing for a young person. I think she's been very strong about it.” ThinkingPersonsYoungStrongLevelsGraceIdentityProudUnusualVery StrongUnusual Things Author:Lena Dunham
“I'm as proud and assertive in my Quebec identity as any Quebecer. I believe it's to Quebec's advantage to be part of the Canadian federation. But I will be extremely strong and forceful in defending Quebec's interests within Canada.” BelieveStrongI BelieveInterestIdentityProudAdvantageCanadaAssertiveQuebecFederation Author:Philippe Couillard
“My conception around being a woman in 2016 has definitely been shifting over the past year, because I feel like I'm proud of womanhood, and I feel attached to it, and at the same time I'm someone who doesn't believe in having a gender binary, and so often times I separate those two concepts in my mind - the concept of being a woman and the concept of being a girl or being female, being kind of attached to a certain gender identity.” MindBelieveKindPastGirlIdentityProudFemaleGenderBe KindWomanhoodOver The PastBinaryBeing A Girl Author:Amandla Stenberg
“Throughout my childhood, I had served as an interpreter for my family. When I left home, I also left the Deaf community. I'd had enough of being a de facto intermediary and wanted to find my own identity. But, over time, I learned to embrace both cultures and find balance between them. I love my Deaf and CODA family and hope they would be proud to call me one of their own.” EnoughHomeCultureCommunityChildhoodIdentityProudBalanceMy FamilyEmbraceCall MeBe ProudDeafInterpreter Author:Kambri Crews