"This pervasive idea that trans women deserve violence needs to be abolished. Itâ€™s a socially sanctioned practice of blaming the victim. We must begin blaming our culture, which stigmatizes, demeans, and strips trans women of their humanity."

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Source : Janet Mock (2014). “Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More”, p.161, Simon and Schuster

Janet Mock

#Practice Quotes #Ideas Quotes #Humanity Quotes

“There is something in the soul that cries out for freedom.”
“If my vision was good enough, I'd be an astronaut.”
“I have a dress-up chest at home. I love to create this fantasy kind of thing.”
“Learning to never quit and keep going is the biggest thing. I don't think it was ever an epiphany, I think that's just the most important thing that has worked for me: to keep going and keep trying.”
“A belief is not true simply because it is useful.”
“The important thing is to firmly fix our gaze on our own weaknesses, not run away from them, but to battle them head-on and establish a solid self that nothing can sway. Hardships forge and polish our lives, so that eventually they shine with brilliant fortune and benefit. If left in its raw, unpolished form, even the most magnificent gem will not sparkle. The same applies to our lives.”
“Small causes are sufficient to make a man uneasy, when great ones are not in the way: for want of a block he will stumble at a straw.”
“Are you asking me or telling me?”

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