“Still, I was a tourist everywhere. Lifting language and culture from the love of people who weren't my kin but held me as their own. Dove fists first into being a super hero 'cuz it felt right like I was… — Gabby Rivera Copy Share Image
“It made me wonder about all the ways that we are able to love each other and how movies and TV make it seem… — Gabby Rivera Copy Share Image
“You will meet people who'll change the course of your life forever. Learn when to hold onto yourself and when to fly directly into… — Gabby Rivera Copy Share Image
“Scrape knees for love. Tell hard truths for love. And definitely run heart-first into the unknown for love. Try to have a plan. But… — Gabby Rivera Copy Share Image
“Whatever pronouns a person chooses, if they choose any at all, are their right. Not a fucking preference,” — Gabby Rivera Copy Share Image
“Make plans. Train your body. Follow the guiding spirits. Be ready for anything, but never seek control. It's an illusion. You control nothing. At… — Gabby Rivera Copy Share Image
“Still, I was a tourist everywhere. Lifting language and culture from the love of people who weren't my kin but held me as their… — Gabby Rivera Copy Share Image
“Read everything you can push into your skull. Read your mother’s diary. Read Assata. Read everything Gloria Steinem and bell hooks write. Read all of the poems your friends leave in your locker. Read books about your body written by people who have bodies like yours. Read everything that supports your growth as a vibrant, rebel girl human. Read because… — Gabby Rivera Copy Share
“Be brave, America. Be soft. Remember to twist the value sometimes and release all the pressure inside. What you've been through doesn't have to… — Gabby Rivera Copy Share Image
“All of the women in my life were telling me the same thing. My story, my truth, my life, my voice, all of that… — Gabby Rivera Copy Share Image
“And, like, does anyone really want to chill with random boys besides straight girls and other random boys?” — Gabby Rivera Copy Share Image
“home, alone in my room, with the sounds of #2 and #5 trains rumbling in the distance, I started with a letter to myself. Dear Juliet, Repeat after me: You are a bruja. You are a warrior. You are a feminist. You are a beautiful brown babe. Surround yourself with other beautiful brown and black and indigenous and morena and… — Gabby Rivera Copy Share
