Marta Smith

“Gay and lesbian bars, safe havens for some, are rarely safe havens for bi people. But where does that leave us to go? It’s like the gay and straight communities are our parents and each thought the other would pick us up from school.”
― Jen Winston, Greedy: Notes from a Bisexual Who Wants Too Much

“With heightened awareness of cultural sensitivity comes great responsibility. If we’re not careful, ‘diversity’ might become an item people start checking off a list and nothing more—a shallow, shadowy thing with but one dimension.”
― Zakiya Dalila Harris, The Other Black Girl

“Love isn’t a word that we have to use with each other, because for us it has always been an action. We have always been able to show our love for each other through our care. Through our ability to often be on the same page. And even if we aren’t, through our ability to get right back on it within hours.”
― George M. Johnson, All Boys Aren’t Blue

“Rather, transformation happens from the ground up: when we have a new experience of ourselves and hold our attention on it long enough for it to sink”
― Hillary L. McBride, The Wisdom of Your Body: Finding Healing, Wholeness, and Connection through Embodied Living