JTS

“Most of us have spent our whole lives being taught to believe everyone else's opinions about our bodies, rather than to believe what our own bodies are trying to tell us. For some of us, it's been so long since we listened to our bodies, we hardly know how to start understanding what they're trying to tell us, much less how to trust and believe what they're saying. To make matters worse, the more exhausted we are, the noisier the signal is, and the harder it is to hear the message.”
― Emily Nagoski, Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle

“Do you have trans on the menu? Is it possible to get a cup instead of a bowl? What's the smallest amount of trans you have available? I'll take that.”
― Daniel Mallory Ortberg, Something That May Shock and Discredit You

“All your body requires of you is that you turn toward it with kindness and compassion, with nonjudgment and plain-vanilla acceptance of all your contradictory emotions, beliefs, and longings.”
― Emily Nagoski, Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle

“Trans people: Always mesmerized, held, fascinated, and ultimately defeated by reflective surfaces. What's that, you say? A mirror of some kind? Hold it up to me so I might gaze at it with longing and dissatisfaction.”
― Daniel Mallory Ortberg, Something That May Shock and Discredit You