Alix Rowe

“for each of us in some way has been
both oppressed and the oppressor. We are afraid to look at how we
have failed each other. We are afraid to see how we have taken the
values of our oppressor into our hearts and turned them against our-
selves and one another. We are afraid to admit how deeply "the man's"
words have been ingrained in us.”
― Cherrie Moraga

“I have had to confront the fact that
much of what I value about being Chicana, about my family, has been
subverted by anglo culture and my own cooperation with it.”
― Cherrie Moraga

“But could we really sleep with other people and still be okay?”
― Jenny Block, Open: Love, Sex and Life in an Open Marriage

“Their marriage was a revelation to me. Most people do want something new and different, but the question is whether they can be honest about it, instead of repressing their urges or cheating. When I thought about Clayton and Samantha’s relationship, it hit me all over again: It’s not about sex; it’s about honesty.”
― Jenny Block, Open: Love, Sex and Life in an Open Marriage