We have to take care of our people. That's our work now. And it's going to be a lot harder than it… — Janet Mock Copy Share Image
We have to organize. We have to build up coalitions across all of these people who are considered "the other." If we… — Janet Mock Copy Share Image
When marginalized people gain voice and center their own experiences, things begin changing. And we see this in all kinds of grassroots… — Janet Mock Copy Share Image
There's power in naming yourself, in proclaiming to the world that this is who you are. Wielding this power is often a… — Janet Mock Copy Share Image
Our culture often demeans and devalues the work, the pleasures, and the contributions of women and feminine people. This is, in part,… — Janet Mock Copy Share Image
I was born outraged. I was born without, knowing my people were not counted, not included, not centered. I struggled through low-resourced… — Janet Mock Copy Share Image
Because trans people are marked as artificial, unnatural, and illegitimate, our bodies and identities are often open to public dissection. Plainly, cisgender… — Janet Mock Copy Share Image
I knew very early on that I was not pretty. No one ever called me pretty. It was not the go-to adjective… — Janet Mock Copy Share Image
I know how messy things can get when adults overstep their boundaries and insert themselves - their politics, their fears, their prejudices,… — Janet Mock Copy Share Image
Anytime that we - and when I say "we," I mean feminine people, trans feminine folk, women - do anything that is… — Janet Mock Copy Share Image
Femininity in general is seen as frivolous. People often say feminine people are doing “the most”, meaning that to don a dress,… — Janet Mock Copy Share Image
One of the most difficult parts of 'The Trans List' was coming up with a list of 11 people. For me, what… — Janet Mock Copy Share Image
I think a lot of people are very interested in why other people are trans or why people are gay. — Janet Mock Copy Share Image
I would advise any 17-year-old to surround yourself with people who listen to you, nod when you speak, and smile when you… — Janet Mock Copy Share Image
What keeps me going is that quest for just being able to be present and be myself. Not for people, but for… — Janet Mock Copy Share Image
Reproductive rights are about body and medical autonomy: our collective and deeply personal right to choose what we want to do to/with… — Janet Mock Copy Share Image
No matter how discouraged I get from the people who are being appointed in this next administration, how discouraged I feel to… — Janet Mock Copy Share Image
I get invited to a lot of college campuses, and administrators think it's going to be a lecture on 'trans-ness' or whatever.… — 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 Image
Throughout the day, I like to spritz my face with a rose water for extra moisture. — Janet Mock Copy Share Image
In the evening, I use a cleansing oil - coconut oil also works - to remove makeup. — Janet Mock Copy Share Image
“she cleaned, scrubbing to the staticky rhythm of Hawaiian music playing from her silver clock radio.” — Janet Mock Copy Share Image
Hawaii was so integral to my journey. I was just there at the right time. — Janet Mock Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
