Amab Quotes

“every time you laugh at the idea of a man dressed as a woman, a trans girl gets more scared to come out”
― Kit Heyam, Before We Were Trans: A New History of Gender

“If I understand two things about masculinity at the age of seven, it is a) the Sovereign Importance of Early Homophobia, and b) the Paramount Objective of Despising Girls. Nobody wants to be a gay and only gays play with girls – this much has been made clear.”
― Robert Webb, How Not To Be a Boy

“At the birthday parties of friends I wait for the moment when someone’s mum clears away what’s left of the Angel Delight and says plaintively, ‘I wish they were all like you, Robert.’ Which is to say, ‘I wish they were all as quiet as you, Robert.’ I’m almost indignant if I don’t get that compliment at some stage. But then, I’m also uneasy, because I know that boys are not supposed to be quiet.”
― Robert Webb, How Not To Be a Boy