I have this idea that every time we discover that the names we're being called are somehow keeping us less than free, we need to come up with new names for ourselves, and that the names we give ourselves must no longer reflect a fear of being labeled outsiders, must no longer bind us to a system that would rather see us dead.
My own take on the word "transgender" is that it's an umbrella term for anyone who breaks any rules, laws, guidelines or protocol of gender. So, to r… - Kate Bornstein
My own take on the word "transgender" is that it's an umbrella term for anyone who breaks any rules, laws, guidelines or protocol of gender. So, to r…
- Kate Bornstein
The choice between two of something is not a choice at all, but rather the opportunity to subscribe to the value system which holds the two presented… - Kate Bornstein
The choice between two of something is not a choice at all, but rather the opportunity to subscribe to the value system which holds the two presented…
I know I'm not a man-about that much I'm very clear, and I've come to the conclusion that I'm probably not a woman either, at least not according to … - Kate Bornstein
I know I'm not a man-about that much I'm very clear, and I've come to the conclusion that I'm probably not a woman either, at least not according to …
The first question we usually ask new parents is : “Is it a boy or a girl ?”. There is a great answer to that one going around : “We don’t know ; it … - Kate Bornstein
The first question we usually ask new parents is : “Is it a boy or a girl ?”. There is a great answer to that one going around : “We don’t know ; it …
Gender is used as a control mechanism that's just wrong. Gender is never anything to struggle with; gender is something to play with. Once you're fre… - Kate Bornstein
Gender is used as a control mechanism that's just wrong. Gender is never anything to struggle with; gender is something to play with. Once you're fre…
There's a simple way to look at gender: Once upon a time, someone drew a line in the sans of culture and proclaimed with great self-importance, 'On t… - Kate Bornstein
There's a simple way to look at gender: Once upon a time, someone drew a line in the sans of culture and proclaimed with great self-importance, 'On t…
Your life's work begins when your great joy meets the world's great hunger. - Kate Bornstein
Your life's work begins when your great joy meets the world's great hunger.
No matter how your world falls apart-and honey, that's what happens: we all build ourselves a world, and then it falls apart-but no matter how that h… - Kate Bornstein
No matter how your world falls apart-and honey, that's what happens: we all build ourselves a world, and then it falls apart-but no matter how that h…
…gender is not sane. It's not sane to call a rainbow black and white. - Kate Bornstein
…gender is not sane. It's not sane to call a rainbow black and white.
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