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“How are you supposed to be believed about the harm that you experience when people don't even believe that you exist?

The assumption is that being a masculine man or a feminine woman is normal, and that being "us" is an accessory. Like if you remove our clothing, our makeup, and our pronouns, underneath the surface we are just men and women playing dress-up.”
― Alok Vaid-Menon, Beyond the Gender Binary

“imagine plants are kind of like people. Tell a person they’re worthless, hurt their feelings everyday—they’d wither, too.”
― Kalynn Bayron, This Poison Heart

“Parvaneh seemed to be made of the night. She wore it like a gown, draped over skin that shimmered in the moonlight.”
― Melissa Bashardoust, Girl, Serpent, Thorn

“she’s Mum’s emotional caretaker, always has been, always will be it’s the burden of being an only child, especially a girl who will naturally be more caring.”
― Bernardine Evaristo, Girl, Woman, Other