--- title: "13 Trans Women Quotes By Janet Mock" description: "13 Trans Women quotes by Janet Mock. Plus more from Janet Mock and more Trans Women sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/287/janet-mock-2947_color_trans-women-of-color-dangerously-fall-in_1341466.png" --- > [Trans women of color dangerously fall in between the cracks of racial justice, feminist and LGbt movements.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-mock/trans-women-of-color-dangerously-fall-in-between-the-cracks-of-racial/) [Janet Mock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janet-mock/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/287/janet-mock-2947_color_trans-women-of-color-dangerously-fall-in_1341466.png) > [There's a burden of responsibility for me to show up correct - in my head, if I don't do it right, then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-mock/there-s-a-burden-of-responsibility-for-me-to-show-up-correct-in-my/) [Janet Mock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janet-mock/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71a/janet-mock-2947_burden_there-s-a-burden-of-responsibility-for-m_3235036.jpg) > [I don't have to explain anything to trans women. Trans women know exactly what's going on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-mock/i-don-t-have-to-explain-anything-to-trans-women-trans-women-know/) [Janet Mock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janet-mock/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/700/janet-mock-2947_anything_i-don-t-have-to-explain-anything-to-tran_659981.png) > [It is not a woman’s duty to disclose that she’s trans to every person she meets. This is not safe for a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-mock/it-is-not-a-woman-s-duty-to-disclose-that-she-s-trans-to-every-person/) [Janet Mock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janet-mock/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7a/janet-mock-2947_accusing_it-is-not-a-woman-s-duty-to-disclose-tha_1588830.png) > [Any woman's right to self-identify is a personal freedom I fight for, and those women who claim trans women are not women…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-mock/any-woman-s-right-to-self-identify-is-a-personal-freedom-i-fight-for/) [Janet Mock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janet-mock/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/168/janet-mock-2947_action_any-woman-s-right-to-self-identify-is-a_634953.png) > [We have different experiences, but trans women have experiences that do parallel with the whole fabric of what womanhood is. Embracing trans…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-mock/we-have-different-experiences-but-trans-women-have-experiences-that/) [Janet Mock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janet-mock/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f2a/janet-mock-2947_different_we-have-different-experiences-but-trans_744269.png) > [According to the media, trans women were subject to pain and punch lines. Instead of proclaiming that I was not a plot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-mock/according-to-the-media-trans-women-were-subject-to-pain-and-punch/) [Janet Mock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janet-mock/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5f/janet-mock-2947_devices_according-to-the-media-trans-women-were_967392.png) > [I am a trans woman. My sisters are trans women. We are not secrets. We are not shameful. We are worthy of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-mock/i-am-a-trans-woman-my-sisters-are-trans-women-we-are-not-secrets-we/) [Janet Mock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janet-mock/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c76/janet-mock-2947_and-love_i-am-a-trans-woman-my-sisters-are-trans_2253277.jpg) > [This pervasive idea that trans women deserve violence needs to be abolished. It’s a socially sanctioned practice of blaming the victim. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-mock/this-pervasive-idea-that-trans-women-deserve-violence-needs-to-be/) [Janet Mock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janet-mock/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f4/janet-mock-2947_blame_this-pervasive-idea-that-trans-women-des_291675.jpg) > [I grew up at a time in Hawaii where there were trans women around, so there were visible role models for me.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-mock/i-grew-up-at-a-time-in-hawaii-where-there-were-trans-women-around-so/) [Janet Mock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janet-mock/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3b/janet-mock-2947_education_i-grew-up-at-a-time-in-hawaii-where-ther_247819.png) > [When you hear anyone policing the bodies of trans women, misgendering and othering us, and violently exiling us from spaces, you should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-mock/when-you-hear-anyone-policing-the-bodies-of-trans-women-misgendering/) [Janet Mock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janet-mock/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c47/janet-mock-2947_activism_when-you-hear-anyone-policing-the-bodies_1792898.png) > [“Many people believe trans women choose to engage in the sex trade rather than get a real job. That belief is misguided…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-mock/many-people-believe-trans-women-choose-to-engage-in-the-sex-trade/) [Janet Mock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janet-mock/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/056/janet-mock-2947_faith_many-people-believe-trans-women-choose-t_431807.png) > [“Being exceptional isn’t revolutionary, it’s lonely. It separates you from your community. Who are you, really, without community? I have been held…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-mock/being-exceptional-isn-t-revolutionary-it-s-lonely-it-separates-you/) [Janet Mock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janet-mock/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fdb/janet-mock-2947_exceptionalism_being-exceptional-isn-t-revolutionary-it_2465784.png) ## Other authors on Trans Women ## More by Janet Mock > [Like many teens, I struggled with my body and looks, but my despair was amplified by the expectations of cisnormativity and the gender binary…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-mock/like-many-teens-i-struggled-with-my-body-and-looks-but-my-despair-was/) [Janet Mock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janet-mock/) > [Throughout the day, I like to spritz my face with a rose water for extra moisture.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-mock/throughout-the-day-i-like-to-spritz-my-face-with-a-rose-water-for/) [Janet Mock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janet-mock/) > [In the evening, I use a cleansing oil - coconut oil also works - to remove makeup.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-mock/in-the-evening-i-use-a-cleansing-oil-coconut-oil-also-works-to-remove/) [Janet Mock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janet-mock/) > [“she cleaned, scrubbing to the staticky rhythm of Hawaiian music playing from her silver clock radio.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-mock/she-cleaned-scrubbing-to-the-staticky-rhythm-of-hawaiian-music/) [Janet Mock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janet-mock/) > [Hawaii was so integral to my journey. I was just there at the right time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-mock/hawaii-was-so-integral-to-my-journey-i-was-just-there-at-the-right/) [Janet Mock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janet-mock/) > [I was a mixed black girl existing in a westernized Hawaiian culture where petite Asian women were the ideal, in a white culture where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-mock/i-was-a-mixed-black-girl-existing-in-a-westernized-hawaiian-culture/) [Janet Mock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janet-mock/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-mock/trans-folk-especially-of-color-should-not-be-obligated-to-help-cis/) [Janet Mock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janet-mock/) > [I grew up at a time in Hawaii where there were trans women around, so there were visible role models for me. At the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-mock/i-grew-up-at-a-time-in-hawaii-where-there-were-trans-women-around-so/) [Janet Mock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janet-mock/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-mock/we-have-to-take-care-of-our-people-that-s-our-work-now-and-it-s-going/) [Janet Mock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janet-mock/) > [“The misconception of equating ease of life with “passing” must be dismantled in our culture. The work begins by each of us recognizing that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-mock/the-misconception-of-equating-ease-of-life-with-passing-must-be/) [Janet Mock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janet-mock/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-mock/this-pervasive-idea-that-trans-women-deserve-violence-needs-to-be/) [Janet Mock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janet-mock/) > [“The crux of our conflict lay in the fact that we each couldn't be who we wanted the other to be.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-mock/the-crux-of-our-conflict-lay-in-the-fact-that-we-each-couldn-t-be-who/) [Janet Mock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janet-mock/) > [We have to organize. We have to build up coalitions across all of these people who are considered "the other." If we all banded…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-mock/we-have-to-organize-we-have-to-build-up-coalitions-across-all-of/) [Janet Mock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janet-mock/) > [“Many people believe trans women choose to engage in the sex trade rather than get a real job. That belief is misguided because sex…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-mock/many-people-believe-trans-women-choose-to-engage-in-the-sex-trade/) [Janet Mock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janet-mock/) > [I was obsessed with 'The Velvet Rope' for a year straight, letting Janet Jackson's confessional lyrics lull me to sleep and comfort me when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-mock/i-was-obsessed-with-the-velvet-rope-for-a-year-straight-letting-janet/) [Janet Mock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janet-mock/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/trans-women/janet-mock/#itemlist", "name": "13 Trans Women Quotes By Janet Mock", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Trans women of color dangerously fall in between the cracks of racial justice, feminist and LGbt movements.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Janet Mock" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-mock/trans-women-of-color-dangerously-fall-in-between-the-cracks-of-racial/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/287/janet-mock-2947_color_trans-women-of-color-dangerously-fall-in_1341466.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/287/janet-mock-2947_color_trans-women-of-color-dangerously-fall-in_1341466.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/287/janet-mock-2947_color_trans-women-of-color-dangerously-fall-in_1341466.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Trans women of color dangerously fall in between the cracks of racial justice, feminist and LGbt movements.” — Janet Mock", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There's a burden of responsibility for me to show up correct - in my head, if I don't do it right, then I'll get shut out, and then other trans women of color will be shut out.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Janet Mock" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-mock/there-s-a-burden-of-responsibility-for-me-to-show-up-correct-in-my/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71a/janet-mock-2947_burden_there-s-a-burden-of-responsibility-for-m_3235036.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71a/janet-mock-2947_burden_there-s-a-burden-of-responsibility-for-m_3235036.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71a/janet-mock-2947_burden_there-s-a-burden-of-responsibility-for-m_3235036.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There's a burden of responsibility for me to show up correct - in my head, if I don't do it right, then I'll…” — Janet Mock", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't have to explain anything to trans women. 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