Without the presence of black people in America, European-Americans would not be "white"-- they would be Irish, Italians, Poles, Welsh, and other engaged in class, ethnic, and gender struggles over resources and identity. (p. 107-108)
Women hear rhythm differently than men.
I focus on details, either of the body, or of objects that represent gender, sexuality, and other themes.
If you find yourself in a relationship or even a friendship with someone who's conflicted with their gender identity, just be kind. This is not a life choice. This is something that you are born with. This is like being born with a gene for being tall, short, black, white, gay, straight - it's not a choice.
Do I even think about myself as a woman when I go to make art? Of course not.
In terms of homosexuality, not everyone is prepared for a daily struggle against nature. In some ways, people who challenge and subvert their biologically-determined body are struggling against nature. It's a mysterious combination of nature and nurture that determines a person's gender, and for whatever reason some people are driven to challenge their biological "destiny". It's a difficult struggle, and I believe it takes a lot of courage.
I don't agree with a core statement by most feminists, the statement by Simone de Beauvoir: "One is not born a woman, one becomes one. " Even as a schoolgirl I wasn't convinced by the claim that gender has nothing to do with biology and is only shaped by one's environment.
…gender is not sane. It's not sane to call a rainbow black and white.
I've never felt grounded because of my ancestry or my gender. I think until women get away from that they're not going to be great writers.
The most important thing we're doing differently is that we talk openly about gender at Facebook.
Mortars and artillery don't discriminate against gender.
I asked all of our recruiters to give me all resumes of prospective employees with their name, gender, place of origin, and age blacked out. This simple change shocked me, because I found myself interviewing different-looking candidates - even though I was 100% convinced that I was not being biased in my resume selection process.
Your gender identity is who you are. Sexual identity is who you bounce that off of.
Gender inequality is not one problem, it's a collection of problems.
If so, I couldn't imagine how the opposite gender managed to get out of bed in the morning. They might be lovely to look at, but clear thinking wasn't their strong point.
There's a major fault in Western society. It makes room for only one god, and in only one gender. There's no balance, no co-existence, no partnership.
People fall in love with a person, not a gender
An element of fantasy is needed when falling in love and I was unable to find the fantasy element with any of the male gender
I feel like I have had to catch up to the art I've made, and learn from the protagonists I have written, especially in relation to gender.
There is no original or primary gender a drag imitates, but gender is a kind of imitation for which there is no original.