“It's a surreal experience to have your personhood be reduced to a prop.” — Alok Vaid-Menon Copy Share Image
“A lot more airtime is given to other people's use of us, rather than our own experiences. Our existence is made into… — Alok Vaid-Menon Copy Share Image
“How are you supposed to be believed about the harm that you experience when people don't even believe that you exist? The… — Alok Vaid-Menon Copy Share Image
“I exclusively use they/them and he/him pronouns now, and that is what I expect people to use when referring to me in… — Nevo Zisin Copy Share Image
“The scrutiny on our bodies distracts us from what's really going on here: control. The emphasis on our appearance distracts us from… — Alok Vaid-Menon Copy Share Image
“There are many different ways to perform gender, and we should be open and encouraging of them.” — Nevo Zisin Copy Share Image
“It's like being handed over a scantron sheet and demanded to paint a self-portrait on it. It's possible, of course, but why… — Alok Vaid-Menon Copy Share Image
“I don't identify with the words female or male. They are not my words. The space in which I have felt gendered… — Nevo Zisin Copy Share Image
“The truth is, that we are in a state of emergency. In the past few years, we have seen an onslaught of… — Alok Vaid-Menon Copy Share Image
“At a fundamental level, we are still having to argue for the very ability to exist. The truth is, I still cannot… — Alok Vaid-Menon Copy Share Image
