Anamin’s Reviews > Stone Butch Blues > Status Update

“ Solidarity is not a crime, and neither is self-defense against suppression! I unite with you and the struggle to fight capitalist racism, fascism, and war for profit!”

“‘Yearning,” I repeated softly. ‘What a beautiful word to hear a butch say out loud.”

“It’s not going to be day or night, Jess. It’s always going to be that moment of infinite possibility that connects them.”

This book is far from perfect but it officially holds a sweet spot within me

“ I wanted to find out who I was, to define myself. Whoever I was, I wanted to deal with it, I wanted to live it again. I wanted to be able to explain my life, how the world looked from behind my eyes.”

“Butches are wonderful about lending a hand. But that’s not all you’re good for. Butches have moved my world. They’ve made me feel beautiful in the world took that away from me. It’s butch love that’s sustained me.”

first official cry. so many little and big things hit

“‘My mother says I should be something special when I grow up’… I cup her head with my hand. ‘yYou already are,’ I said”

“I don’t feel like a man trapped in a woman’s body. I just feel trapped….”

“Because what if I’m not? What if it turned out I’m something even worse than I thought? Maybe it’s better not to know.”

“ I don’t know what the fuck I am. I just don’t wanna be different anymore. There’s no place to hide. I just want everything to stop hurting so much.”

fuck