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“My parents accepted westernization to survive, and I have had to assimilate to potentially thrive.”
― For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts: A Love Letter to Women of Color
― For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts: A Love Letter to Women of Color
“A non-white girl’s self-love is revolutionary and anyone trying to water it down needs to back right off.”
― For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts: A Love Letter to Women of Color
― For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts: A Love Letter to Women of Color
“Gender is not what people look like to other people; it is what we know ourselves to be. No one else should be able to tell you who you are; that’s for you to decide.”
― Beyond the Gender Binary
― Beyond the Gender Binary
“When is comes to experiences of racism and oppression, even when you receive love and support you can still develop PTSD or CPTSD, because feeling othered every day can rob you of your sense of safety in the world.”
― The Pain We Carry: Healing from Complex PTSD for People of Color
― The Pain We Carry: Healing from Complex PTSD for People of Color
“Conformity requires us to minimize our differences for the greater good. We fear that if we don't conform, we will be abandoned, but there is no loneliness like having people only see you after you've erased yourself.”
― Beyond the Gender Binary
― Beyond the Gender Binary
Gema’s 2025 Year in Books
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