The transgender community has always been a part of Hawaiian society, where people who don't conform to the binary system of man/woman, masculine/feminine are accepted or, at minimum, tolerated. — Janet Mock Copy Share Image
My personal style really started in my teens when I gained purchasing power to actually buy my own damn clothes. For so long, my parents dictated what I wore, which largely was their way of containing me within the gender… — 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
