“Some of us never realize that pink and blue boxes are nothing more than the grand design of the men that built them. Some of us never find our way out of internalized homophobia.”
“Reclaiming my word! Reclaiming my word! Reclaiming my word! Lesbian! What they failed to tell you, is that IT’S MY WORD… And I CAN reclaim it!”
Kerrice Lewis. Say her name.
“Some love stories change the world.” — Brandi Mells
“The Mainstream Media has a Major Butch-Phobia Problem— And No One Is Talking About It.”
“The worst of it was that people watched it happen and did nothing to intercede…” says Lea DeLaria, “…30 people that did nothing.”
What Happened to Ruby Rose and Why It Should Concern You…
“Back then, women who refused to fall in line with a male-dominated way of thinking, were shut down immediately.”
We live in a world where we’re constantly fed media images, T.V. shows and movies, with straight protagonists and straight love stories. My life was rarely represented as more than a cliche or a punchline. After a while you start to wonder if this world is a place where you really belong.
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