The opposite of heterosexual desire is the eroticising of sameness, a sameness of power, equality and mutuality. It is homosexual desire. — Sheila Jeffreys Copy Share Image
“When I was called a feminist, during those days, my first thought was, But I willingly give blow jobs. I had it… — Roxane Gay Copy Share Image
PRIMAL TEARS is a novel of tremendous power. Passionate and erotic, at times tenderly lyrical, it confronts head-on, without flinching, brutal environmental… — Kate Wilhelm Copy Share Image
... feminist solidarity rooted in a commitment to progressive politics must include a space for rigorous critique, for dissent, orwe are doomed… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
Sometimes when I talk, I sound like a feminist because I get really angry when I hear certain things. For instance, a… — Kriti Sanon Copy Share Image
The most important movement in the world is the feminist movement. If we can really figure out what's going on between men… — Utah Phillips Copy Share Image
When you see in this country and every other part of the world the huge pay disparity - in Hollywood, in every… — Abi Morgan Copy Share Image
I realized that calling yourself a feminist or not calling yourself a feminist, just by being in a band of all girls,… — Kathleen Hanna Copy Share Image
“The feminist challenge was sweeping: it embraced education and occupation, together with legal, political, and social status. It even dared broach the… — Cynthia Russett Copy Share Image
If we are true small 'l' liberals, it's our job to seek out feminist Muslims, ex-Muslims, liberal Muslims, dissenting voices within Muslim… — Maajid Nawaz Copy Share Image
As a feminist, I consider the female pronoun to be an honorific, a term that conveys respect. Respect is due to women… — Sheila Jeffreys Copy Share Image
Seeing lesbian photography is just the tip of my radicalized clitoris. I have modeled for, commissioned, published, and fought for these pictures,… — Susie Bright Copy Share Image
Feminists have emphasized for a long time the importance of each woman's individual entity and the necessity of economic independence. Perhaps it… — Dora Russell Copy Share Image
American feminists have generally stressed the ways in which men and women should be equal and have therefore tried to put aside… — Sylvia Ann Hewlett Copy Share Image
A 'sign of weakness' for a male celebrity is being found to be unfaithful, or unkind to an employee, or having crashed… — Caitlin Moran Copy Share Image
One of the things I really like about doing work online, and the thing I like about the work I'm doing now,… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
If you consider sexual desire and romantic love between men and women to be natural and healthy, you are not a feminist… — Robert Stacy McCain Copy Share Image
Every time I speak out about anything feminist I will be shot down by people calling me fat, calling me stupid. And… — Jess Phillips Copy Share Image
I said,'Instead of going in the direction that a lot of the women singers are going in [revealing], I'll be very, very… — Stevie Nicks Copy Share Image
I have always tried to be a woman who protects other women. I have a sister, I have daughters, I have girlfriends,… — Nicole Kidman Copy Share Image
I identify as a feminist but subscribe to the pretty basic definition of a feminist as 'someone who seeks equality between the… — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share Image
Seriously, I don’t care if feminists hunt me down and burn me at the stake, that man crooked his finger at me,… — Kristen Ashley Copy Share Image
I'm a feminist. I want to fight, but I don't see many people with this desire to fight for something. Women don't… — Donatella Versace Copy Share Image
Many fairy tales and ballads present us with animals who are nobler, truer, and kinder than the greedy human beings who desire… — Delia Sherman Copy Share Image
The first class opposition that appears in history coincides with the development of the antagonism between man and woman in monogamous marriage,… — Friedrich Engels Copy Share Image
My feminist values are rooted in my socialist values. The number of women CEOs in Britain's biggest companies is irrelevant if they… — Clive Lewis Copy Share Image
Yugant' is not a feminist film at all. It shows how the disintegration of the marital relationship is part of a greater… — Aparna Sen Copy Share Image
The problem is that America is still so racist - I guess it's hard to find another word for it -… — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
I support anything that broadens the message of gender equality and tempers the stigma of the feminist label. We run into trouble,… — Roxane Gay Copy Share Image
There may well be a few extremists out there somewhere calling for a militant, women-only utopia, but why should this be the… — Meghan Daum Copy Share Image
I had an affair with an older woman when I was at college, and she was a strong feminist, which shaped my… — Grayson Perry Copy Share Image
The founder of Crunk Feminists is a Christian. If you claim to be a Christian, but then you attack somebody for saying… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
I don't understand that about Taylor Swift, or about Joan [Mitchell] - how can she not say she's a feminist?! People don't… — Ronee Blakley Copy Share Image
There's a common misconception about running for office. People think it's dreadful, morally compromising work. But I've found the opposite is true.… — Brianna Wu Copy Share Image
Feminists don't like me, and I don't like them. I don't get their point. I don't know why feminists have it out… — Mel Gibson Copy Share Image
I don't belong to any clubs, and I dislike club mentality of any kind, even feminism - although I do relate to… — Jane Campion Copy Share Image
Ninety-five percent of women's experiences are about being a victim. Or about being an underdog, or having to survive... women didn't go… — Jodie Foster Copy Share Image
Adrienne Rich was one of the most widely-read and influential poets of her time, a leading feminist, known especially for her politically-engaged… — Earl Scruggs Copy Share Image
My wife is a social worker and a feminist, and it feels natural to me to have these relationships with these powerhouse… — Jay Duplass Copy Share Image
I AM what is called a Feminist. Thirty years ago I left a monastery and began a sane human existence. Within two… — Joseph McCabe Copy Share Image