“To say that gender is performative is a little different because for something to be performative means that it produces a series of effects. We act and walk and speak and talk in ways that consolidate an impression of being a man or being a woman.” MenWayMeanLittlesDifferentSpeakWalksEffectsProduceSeriesGenderImpressionBeing A Woman Author:Judith Butler
“All women have a complicated relationship to beauty, but as a transgender woman it's a bit more complicated. There's a lot of pressure to appear feminine. When I was younger, I was most insecure about my size, my angular features, my feet, my hands . At the end of the day, it's about being comfortable in your own skin, and being able to walk down the street and not have people question your gender - and, for me, being perceived as a woman.” PeopleEndsHandsAbleBitsWalksFeetStreetsComfortableSkinsPressureSizeComplicatedGenderFeaturesThe End Of The DayFeminineInsecureTransgenderComplicated RelationshipComfortable In Your Own Skin Author:Andrej Pejic
“When someone new walks into a room, the first thing we notice about that person is probably their gender. And the second things is what they're wearing. And based on what they're wearing, we start making certain assumptions about them.” FirstsPersonsCertainWalksRoomsGenderAssumption Author:Tim Gunn
“I don't think there is a need of the categorization 'woman writing'. I think in some sense writers lost their gender when they walk into the world of words; I believe that writers ought to be able to slip under the skins of both men and women. Only then will the writing and the characters have credibility and strength.” ThinkingMenWorldNeedsWritingBelieveCharacterAbleLostI BelieveWalksOughtMen And WomenSkinsGenderSlipsCredibilityCategorization Author:Anita Nair
“When I go to a great movie, I can live somebody else's life a little bit for a while. I can walk in somebody else's shoes. I can see what it feels like to be a member of a different gender, a different race, a different economic class, to live in a different time, to have a different belief.” FeelsLittlesI CanDifferentBeliefBitsWalksRaceClassEconomicMembersLittle BitShoesGenderDifferent TimesDifferent RacesDifferent BeliefsEconomic Class Author:Roger Ebert