I think a lot of people are very interested in why other people are trans or why people are gay. — Janet Mock Copy Share Image
What keeps me going is that quest for just being able to be present and be myself. Not for people, but for… — Janet Mock Copy Share Image
I was born outraged. I was born without, knowing my people were not counted, not included, not centered. I struggled through low-resourced… — Janet Mock Copy Share Image
I would advise any 17-year-old to surround yourself with people who listen to you, nod when you speak, and smile when you… — Janet Mock Copy Share Image
There's power in naming yourself, in proclaiming to the world that this is who you are. Wielding this power is often a… — Janet Mock Copy Share Image
Reproductive rights are about body and medical autonomy: our collective and deeply personal right to choose what we want to do to/with… — Janet Mock Copy Share Image
I get invited to a lot of college campuses, and administrators think it's going to be a lecture on 'trans-ness' or whatever.… — Janet Mock Copy Share Image
One of the most difficult parts of 'The Trans List' was coming up with a list of 11 people. For me, what… — Janet Mock Copy Share Image
Our culture often demeans and devalues the work, the pleasures, and the contributions of women and feminine people. This is, in part,… — Janet Mock Copy Share Image
When marginalized people gain voice and center their own experiences, things begin changing. And we see this in all kinds of grassroots… — Janet Mock Copy Share Image
We have to take care of our people. That's our work now. And it's going to be a lot harder than it… — Janet Mock Copy Share Image
No matter how discouraged I get from the people who are being appointed in this next administration, how discouraged I feel to… — Janet Mock Copy Share Image
Femininity in general is seen as frivolous. People often say feminine people are doing “the most”, meaning that to don a dress,… — Janet Mock Copy Share Image
Anytime that we - and when I say "we," I mean feminine people, trans feminine folk, women - do anything that is… — Janet Mock Copy Share Image
I knew very early on that I was not pretty. No one ever called me pretty. It was not the go-to adjective… — Janet Mock Copy Share Image
We have to organize. We have to build up coalitions across all of these people who are considered "the other." If we… — Janet Mock Copy Share Image
I know how messy things can get when adults overstep their boundaries and insert themselves - their politics, their fears, their prejudices,… — Janet Mock Copy Share Image
Because trans people are marked as artificial, unnatural, and illegitimate, our bodies and identities are often open to public dissection. Plainly, cisgender… — Janet Mock Copy Share Image
Like many teens, I struggled with my body and looks, but my despair was amplified by the expectations of cisnormativity and the gender binary… — Janet Mock Copy Share
Throughout the day, I like to spritz my face with a rose water for extra moisture. — Janet Mock Copy Share
In the evening, I use a cleansing oil - coconut oil also works - to remove makeup. — Janet Mock Copy Share
“she cleaned, scrubbing to the staticky rhythm of Hawaiian music playing from her silver clock radio.” — Janet Mock Copy Share
I was a mixed black girl existing in a westernized Hawaiian culture where petite Asian women were the ideal, in a white culture where… — Janet Mock Copy Share
Trans folk, especially of color, should not be obligated to help cis folk play catch-up on our experiences. The effort can detract from our… — Janet Mock Copy Share
I grew up at a time in Hawaii where there were trans women around, so there were visible role models for me. At the… — Janet Mock Copy Share
We have to take care of our people. That's our work now. And it's going to be a lot harder than it would have… — Janet Mock Copy Share
“The misconception of equating ease of life with “passing” must be dismantled in our culture. The work begins by each of us recognizing that… — Janet Mock Copy Share
This pervasive idea that trans women deserve violence needs to be abolished. It’s a socially sanctioned practice of blaming the victim. We must begin… — Janet Mock Copy Share
“The crux of our conflict lay in the fact that we each couldn't be who we wanted the other to be.” — Janet Mock Copy Share
We have to organize. We have to build up coalitions across all of these people who are considered "the other." If we all banded… — Janet Mock Copy Share
“Many people believe trans women choose to engage in the sex trade rather than get a real job. That belief is misguided because sex… — Janet Mock Copy Share
I was obsessed with 'The Velvet Rope' for a year straight, letting Janet Jackson's confessional lyrics lull me to sleep and comfort me when… — Janet Mock Copy Share
![“Anytime that we - and when I say "we," I mean feminine people, trans feminine folk, women - do anything that is centered on our own pleasure or desire, it's seen as frivolous. But learning how to love your own body and finding pleasure in something that has brought you pain [in the past] is so…” quote by Janet Mock](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/56f/janet-mock-2947_desire_anytime-that-we-and-when-i-say-we-i-mean_1859176.png)
