“See, we live in a phallus obsessed culture, where we're all brought up to believe that everything having to do with gender and sexuality somehow revolves around the penis. That's why so many clueless straight guys come on to dykes… — Julia Serano Copy Share
“The thing that always impresses me about human beings is our diversity. Even when we are brought up in similar environments, we still somehow gravitate toward very different careers, hobbies. politics, manners of speaking and acting, aesthetic preferences, and so… — Julia Serano Copy Share Image
In trans women's eyes, I see a wisdom that can only come from having to fight for your right to be recognized as female,… — Julia Serano Copy Share Image
“Male pride is not really about pride. It's about fear - the fear of being seen as feminine. And that's why "girl stuff" is… — Julia Serano Copy Share Image
“See, we live in a phallus obsessed culture, where we're all brought up to believe that everything having to do with gender and sexuality somehow revolves around the penis. That's why so many clueless straight guys come on to dykes with pickup lines like "Once you've had the real thing, baby, you won't ever go back." Some men actually believe… — Julia Serano Copy Share
Many of us reject all of the inferior meanings and connotations that others project onto femininity - that it is weak, artificial, frivolous, demure, and passive - because for us, there has been no act more bold and daring than embracing our own femininity. In a world that is awash in antifeminine sentiment, we understand that embracing and empowering femininity… — Julia Serano Copy Share
I am rather disturbed by the fact that so many people—who are neither medical professionals nor trans themselves—would want to hear all of the… — Julia Serano Copy Share Image
“Sexism occurs when we assume that some people are less valid or natural than others because of their sex, gender, or sexuality; it occurs when we project our own expectations and assumptions about sex, gender, and sexuality onto other people, and police their behaviors accordingly; it occurs when we reduce another person to their sex, gender, or sexuality rather than… — Julia Serano Copy Share
“Alliance-based activism begins with the recognition that we are all individuals, each with a limited history and experiencing a largely unique set of privileges, expectations, assumptions, and restrictions. Thus, none of us have "superior knowledge" when it comes to sexuality and gender. By calling ourselves an alliance, we explicitly acknowledge that we are working toward a common goal [...], while… — Julia Serano Copy Share
My parents were exclude from rights as farm workers, though that has to change. — Julia Serano Copy Share Image
The hardest part has been learning how to take myself seriously when the entire world is constantly telling me that femininity is always inferior… — Julia Serano Copy Share Image
Be happy when you don't notice that you're getting old, it means you have had a great life so far. — Julia Serano Copy Share Image
Fetishes are literally viewed as fake forms of attraction. The fetish concept is used to delegitimatize attraction to any and all bodies that are not considered normative. This is why people are accused to have transgender fetishes and fat fetishes and disability fetishes, but never cisgender fetishes, thin fetishes or able-bodied fetishes. Even in cases in which the person in… — Julia Serano Copy Share
Life has taught you many things, and the people close to you want you to have a good future, but it isn't their future… — Julia Serano Copy Share Image
