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> [“...your kinks aren't arbitrary things your brain comes up with. They're not coincidences from childhood that you fetishize. Or: they could be. But kinks are arrows giving you directions. If you're hot for being whipped, that probably says something about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/imogen-binnie/your-kinks-aren-t-arbitrary-things-your-brain-comes-up-with-they-re/)

[Imogen Binnie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/imogen-binnie/)

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## More by Imogen Binnie

> [“...there are lesbian sex parties that happen in the city and how they will often have No Bio-Cock Policies, meaning, No Trans Women. Or,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/imogen-binnie/there-are-lesbian-sex-parties-that-happen-in-the-city-and-how-they/)

[Imogen Binnie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/imogen-binnie/)

> [“James does what anybody would do when they see somebody they'd like to know: he ignores the shit out of her.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/imogen-binnie/james-does-what-anybody-would-do-when-they-see-somebody-they-d-like/)

[Imogen Binnie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/imogen-binnie/)

> [“She just knew that she felt weird – but literally every teenager feels weird. Who doesn't feel weird? All the music she listened to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/imogen-binnie/she-just-knew-that-she-felt-weird-but-literally-every-teenager-feels/)

[Imogen Binnie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/imogen-binnie/)

> [“...nobody really wants to be a trans woman, i.e. nobody wakes up and goes whoa, maybe my life would be better if I transitioned,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/imogen-binnie/nobody-really-wants-to-be-a-trans-woman-i-e-nobody-wakes-up-and-goes/)

[Imogen Binnie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/imogen-binnie/)

> [“Oh, Williamsburg. There was a point when you seemed like a scary, tough neighborhood, but now it's obvious that the graffiti on your walls…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/imogen-binnie/oh-williamsburg-there-was-a-point-when-you-seemed-like-a-scary-tough/)

[Imogen Binnie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/imogen-binnie/)

> [“Maria is transsexual and she is so meek she might disappear.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/imogen-binnie/maria-is-transsexual-and-she-is-so-meek-she-might-disappear/)

[Imogen Binnie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/imogen-binnie/)

> [“So it's actually way easier just to humor these men who grew up watching movies where the girl doesn't like the hero until he's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/imogen-binnie/so-it-s-actually-way-easier-just-to-humor-these-men-who-grew-up/)

[Imogen Binnie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/imogen-binnie/)

> [“...your kinks aren't arbitrary things your brain comes up with. They're not coincidences from childhood that you fetishize. Or: they could be. But kinks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/imogen-binnie/your-kinks-aren-t-arbitrary-things-your-brain-comes-up-with-they-re/)

[Imogen Binnie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/imogen-binnie/)

> [“...she figured out that she was such a mess not because she was trans, but because being trans is so stigmatized. If you could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/imogen-binnie/she-figured-out-that-she-was-such-a-mess-not-because-she-was-trans/)

[Imogen Binnie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/imogen-binnie/)

> [“Good work last night, whiskey, too bad you can’t make sleep as restful as you make it deep.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/imogen-binnie/good-work-last-night-whiskey-too-bad-you-can-t-make-sleep-as-restful/)

[Imogen Binnie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/imogen-binnie/)

> [“Eventually you can't help but figure out that, while gender is a construct, so is a traffic light, and if you ignore either of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/imogen-binnie/eventually-you-can-t-help-but-figure-out-that-while-gender-is-a/)

[Imogen Binnie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/imogen-binnie/)

> [“It's fucking wild if you think about it, how well being totally checked out emotionally can look like normal American masculinity.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/imogen-binnie/it-s-fucking-wild-if-you-think-about-it-how-well-being-totally/)

[Imogen Binnie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/imogen-binnie/)

> [“Because shaving and putting on a bunch of foundation every day are emotionally exhausting reminders of being trans, she gets a step removed from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/imogen-binnie/because-shaving-and-putting-on-a-bunch-of-foundation-every-day-are/)

[Imogen Binnie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/imogen-binnie/)

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