Janet Mock Quotes

When I was younger, I remember taking pride in people’s well-meaning remarks: You’re so lucky that no one would ever know! or You don’t even look like a guy! or Wow! You’re prettier than most ‘natural...

Self-definition has been a responsibility I’ve wholeheartedly taken on as mine. It’s never a duty one should outsource. Of this responsibility, writer and poet Audre Lorde said, If I didn’t define mys...

About Author

Janet Mock (born March 10, 1983) is an American writer, television producer, and transgender rights activist. Her debut book, the memoir Redefining Realness, became a New York Times bestseller. She is a contributing editor for Marie Claire and a former staff editor of People magazine's website.

When I think of identity, I think of our bodies and souls and the influences of family, culture, and community - the ingredients that make us. James Baldwin describes identity as the garment with whic...