Inspirational Quotes, Motivational Sayings, and Wise Words for Daily Inspiration

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I believe that telling our stories, first to ourselves and then to one another and the world, is a revolutionary act. It is an act that can be met with hostility, exclusion, and violence. It can also lead to love, understanding, transcendence, and community. I hope that my being real with you will help empower you to step into who you are and encourage you to share yourself with those around you.

Janet Mock's Popular Quotes

I am a trans woman. My sisters are trans women. We are not secrets. We are not shameful. We are worthy of respect, desire, and love. As there are man…

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We have different experiences, but trans women have experiences that do parallel with the whole fabric of what womanhood is. Embracing trans women, l…

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We have to organize. We have to build up coalitions across all of these people who are considered "the other." If we all banded together and built co…

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Be stingy with your time and spend it in spaces that fill you up.

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Femininity in general is seen as frivolous. People often say feminine people are doing “the most”, meaning that to don a dress, heels, lipstick, and …

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What keeps me going is that quest for just being able to be present and be myself. Not for people, but for me.

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This pervasive idea that trans women deserve violence needs to be abolished. It’s a socially sanctioned practice of blaming the victim. We must begin…

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According to the media, trans women were subject to pain and punch lines. Instead of proclaiming that I was not a plot device to be laughed at, I spe…

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Self-definition and self-determination is about the many varied decisions that we make to compose and journey toward ourselves, about the audacity an…

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