Beyond the Gender Binary
Alok Vaid-Menon
Top 10 Best Quotes
“The best way to eliminate a group is to demonize them, such that their disappearance is seen as an act of justice, not discrimination.”
“Conformity requires us to minimize our differences for the greater good. We fear that if we don't conform, we will be abandoned, but there is no loneliness like having people only see you after you've erased yourself.”
“What part of you did you have to destroy in order to survive in this world?”
“They tell us to "be ourselves" but if you listen closely there's more to that sentence: … "until you make them uncomfortable.”
“The most lethal part of the body is not the fist but the eye. What people see, and how people see it has everything to do with power.”
“Embrace that ongoing transformation is a necessary part of what it means to be alive.”
“And if you were gay, then you were wrong. And if you were wrong, that meant they had license to beat you up in the name of morality.”
“The days that I feel most beautiful are the days that I am most afraid.”
“People’s fixation on “proper” grammar or “new terms” often hides a more sinister motive, even if it’s not conscious. They are okay with language shifting as long as it’s the people in power doing it, not us.”
“How do you express pain when you can't even locate the wound?”
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Book Keywords:
gender, gender-non-conformity, non-conformity, lgbt, gender-non-conforming, non-binary, queer, difference, queerness, pride, conformity, transgender
