"When we gather, we manifest, we materialize, we rewrite history, creating an inheritance and a legacy for ourselves in real-time."--Jenna Wortham
"I suppose that a lifetime spent hiding one's erotic truth could have a cumulative renunciatory effect. Sexual shame is in itself a kind of death."--Alison Bechdel
"Our glamour is not superfluous to changing the current order, it is instrumental."--Tourmaline
"To be rendered powerless does not destroy your humanity. Your resilience is your humanity. The only people who lose their humanity are those who believe they have the right to render another human being powerless. They are the weak. To yield and not break, that is incredible strength."--Hannah Gadsby
"Believing you are unworthy of love and belonging—that who you are authentically is a sin or is wrong—is deadly. Who you are is beautiful and amazing."--Laverne Cox
"I believe in my power. I believe in your power. I believe in our power. I believe in Black trans power."--Raquel Willis
"Remember: The rules, like streets, can only take you to known places."--Ocean Vuong
"For me, life is about being positive and hopeful, choosing to be joyful, choosing to be encouraging, choosing to be empowering."--Billy Porter
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