Megan

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“When I woke up and looked in the mirror, I saw that my face had finally begun to forget who I was.

I guessed my features had just been caught off guard that day. When I peered closer, they rushed to reassemble, as though to say, Oh, shit. But it was as if they couldn’t remember their original placement, and as a result, the final impression was a little off-kilter.”
― Yukiko Motoya, The Lonesome Bodybuilder

tags: memento

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“I’m not saying we’ll live to see some sort of paradise. But just fighting for change makes you stronger. Not hoping for anything will kill you for sure. Take a chance, Jess. You’re already wondering if the world could change. Try imagining a world worth living in, and then ask yourself if that isn’t worth fighting for. You’ve come too far to give up on hope, Jess.”
― Leslie Feinberg, Stone Butch Blues

tags: change, duffy, fighting, hope, leslie-feinberg, lgbti, stone-butch-blues, strength, world

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“It was one of the games we were allowed to play. Golf was another one because it consisted of using a rod to hit something much, much smaller than yourself and a lot of men in this town enjoyed that sort of thing.”
― Miriam Toews, A Complicated Kindness

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“In describing his beliefs to a New York Times reporter, Cliven Bundy went on a long racist tirade, opening with, "I want to tell you one more thing I know about the Negro," which is never a good start.”
― Ijeoma Oluo, Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America

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“Of course, there’s likely to be the occasional jeer or heckle from an insensitive bystander, pointing out that your lover is a bicycle saddle, but let this minor obstacle only stoke the flames of your love. Your partner will no doubt be prepared to be swung as hard as it takes to protect your honor. More important, most human men are no match for his manliness in bed.”
― Yukiko Motoya, The Lonesome Bodybuilder

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