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“And attempts to place bans on women in the military and trans women in bathrooms, or to assert that people who have been imprisoned deserve to be subjected to sexual violence, is just feeding into rape culture from different angles.”
― Mikki Kendall, Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot

“I like not living up to the expectations of people who don’t like me. I enjoy knowing that my choices won’t be acceptable to everyone.”
― Mikki Kendall, Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot

“Feminism needs to learn to listen to the voices on the front lines, to accept that the gatekeepers don’t know everything and in fact largely lack the lived experience to relate to those they claim to represent. We need to take a hard look at ourselves and ask why we value the behaviors that don’t accomplish anything of note, instead of interrogating them.”
― Mikki Kendall, Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot

“You remove a piece of armor for them; you let the light stream in, even if it makes you wince. Perhaps that is how you learn to be soft yet strong, even in fear and uncertainty. One person, one piece of steel.”
― Rebecca Ross, Divine Rivals