"It's easy to fictionalize an issue when you're not aware of the many ways in which you are privileged by it."

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Source : Kate Bornstein, S. Bear Bergman (2010). “Gender Outlaws: The Next Generation”, p.86, Seal Press

Kate Bornstein

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“I have a lot of female fans.”
“Pay the laborer his wages before his sweat dries.”
“A man may smile and bid you hail Yet wish you to the devil; But when a good dog wags his tail, You know he's on the level.”
“Remember that people come and go, and of all the people in your life, you are the one who is there to stay. You are the one who can choose to love yourself, choose to respect yourself, and promise with all your heart and soul that you will never leave you.”
“Sensitive people faced with the prospect of a camera portrait put on a face they think is one they would like to show the world very often what lies behind the facade is rare and more wonderful than the subject knows or dares to believe.”
“I hate clothes that look saleable. I love when they look desirable.”
“The highest truths a person could discover were rooted in the natural world.”
“Loving your child also means respecting him as a person. Treat him with the same courtesy as would a friend.”

Source : Claudia Jones (1988). “Parents are Teachers, Too: Enriching Your Child's First Six Years”, Williamson Pub

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