“ Let's stop pretending that we have all the answers, because when it comes to gender, none of us is fucking omniscient. Kate Bornstein
“ Instead of saying that all gender is this or all gender is that, let's recognize that the word gender has scores of meaning built into it. It's an amalgamation of bodies, identities, and life experien… Kate Bornstein
“ It's easy to fictionalize an issue when you're not aware of the many ways in which you are privileged by it. Kate Bornstein
“ Bodies are not only biological phenomena but also complex social creations onto which meanings have been variously composed and imposed according to time and space. Katrina Karkazis
“ At some point during my research, I came across the term "gender fluid." Reading those words was a revelation. It was like someone tore a layer of gauze off the mirror, and I could see myself clearly… Jeff Garvin
“ Gender identity is our internal response to a social construction that attempts to make a connection between a person’s biological makeup and their eventual role in society. Sam Killermann
“ Quickly I find another surprise. The boys are wilder writers — less careful of convention, more willing to leap into the new. I start watching the dozens of vaguely familiar girls, who seem to have sh… Sallie Tisdale
“ What is the bedrock on which all of our diverse trans populations can build solidarity? The commitment to be the best fighters against each other's oppression. As our activist network grows into march… Leslie Feinberg
“ I have heard an argument that transgender people oppress transsexual people because we are trying to tear down the categories of male and female. But isn't this the same reactionary argument used agai… Leslie Feinberg
“ How you identify or what you prefer in the bedroom does not define your goals, dreams or interests, and has no baring on who you are as a human being, You don’t need to dress or behave a certain way b… Natasha Negovanlis
“ Some day, my son, you are going to learn that the two greatest joys of being a man are beating the hell out of someone and getting the hell beaten out of you, good night. Richard Price
“ Even at such a tender age, I knew that life is lived in leftovers, account ledgers, and timetables rather than in the Platonic sphere of perfect theory. I couldn't float sylphlike around Love Hall in… Wesley Stace
“ I'm never going to be happy, but I could get close now, I think. I could be almost normal. I could have a friend. Alyssa Brugman
“ It is not possible to preserve one's identity by adjusting for any length of time to a frame of reference that is in itself destructive to it. It is very hard indeed for a human being to sustain such… Betty Friedan
“ If there's a place you should be able to put yourself first, it's in your own sexual fantasies. Alyssa Brugman
“ Can you imagine, somebody telling you, your love for your dearly beloved is a sin! Can you imagine, somebody telling you, women are inferior to men, and are meant only serve the men! Can you imagine,… Abhijit Naskar
