Latest Quotes

“This is our place, we make the call”

— Niall Horan, Fletcher, Lover

“What I think people intend to mean when they say ‘just be yourself’ isn’t don’t change rather, show up. Let me explain.”

— MaryBeth Gronek, What “Just Be Yourself” Really Means

“I think the real curse is that my mom was the one to die, and not him.”

— @hercreation, All of the women in my family die at age 27. I turn 28 in 2 hours and 32 minutes.

“2020's worst piece of "music" is this Donald Trump reelection anthem, sung by seven disturbingly cheerful, mask-less white people.”

— Drew Schwartz, When You Get to Hell, This Song Plays on Repeat for All Eternity

“Great terrible question, Anonymous Karen.”

— Dickens, Karens Don’t Get It

“I love our community's sense of humor! Walking fast, iced coffee, complaining about cishet people being 'Like That,' not sitting in chairs properly, ALL the puns, our insistence in claiming characters as our own.”

— Lauren Yapalater, BuzzFeed Staff, 31 People On What They Love About Being Queer

“The sacrificial demand of Black time and energy eats up our best and brightest voices, then spits them out for the greater good.”

— Jennifer Neal, This Juneteenth

“It is no brave thing to stand with the powerful against those who dare live differently, it’s the easiest and most comfortable choice you can make.”

— Brandy Jensen, My Close Friend Is Being Radicalized On the Internet and I Don’t Know What to Do

“Let there be no doubt where Ben & Jerry's stands. The ice cream maker has called on Americans to 'dismantle white supremacy' and 'grapple with the sins of our past' as nationwide protests against racial injustice stretch into their eighth day.”

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Business, Why Ben & Jerry's statement on white supremacy is so extraordinary

“The images are something, as they say down South, perhaps even more so because George Floyd is so present and absent from them. Where is he?”

— Chaédria LaBouvier , The Cut, The Afterlife of George Floyd

“With more and more musicians joining the march for equality, we shine a light on some of very best new queer artists setting their solidarity messages to song.”

— Hattie Collins, Vogue, 8 New LGBTQ+ Musicians to Listen to Now

“The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that existing federal law forbids job discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or transgender status, a major victory for advocates of gay rights and for the nascent transgender rights movement — and a surprising one from an increasingly conservative cour…”

— Pete Williams, NBC News, In landmark case, Supreme Court rules LGBTQ workers are protected from job discrimination

“According to news reports and accounts from observers, there is a 'No Cop Co-Op' with free food, vegan pizza, LaCroix (and White Claw), a hot dog stand (not free), a medical center, a Mutual Aid Books table, a garden, and a giant Black Lives Matter mural.”

— Bridget Read, What’s Going On in CHAZ, the Seattle Autonomous Zone?

“Your job is to be a part of building that critical mass within your sphere of influence. It’s not enough to not be racist. You have to be actively anti-racist, which means using your relationships with other whites — many of whom are recalcitrant and resistant to change — and working on changing the…”

— Abeni Jones, How to Talk to Your White Friends and Family About Racism

“That anyone could think us a romance nauseated me, while crime and drama seemed overblown.”

— Bindu Bansinath, How ‘Lolita’ Freed Me From My Own Humbert

“Don't catch you slippin' now”

— Childish Gambino, This Is America

“Support them now and always—follow, like, comment, and tag the brands who you would love to see work with them. We have the power to make a difference, and use our voice to amplify others.”

— Cristina Montemayor, 40 Black influencers and creators you should be supporting

“Rowling's statements can't take away what Harry Potter gave them.”

— Lauren Strapagiel, Trans People With "Harry Potter" Tattoos Are Grappling With What To Do After J.K. Rowling's Anti-Trans Statements

“Remind yourself that simply existing in a Black body is part of the work.”

— Patia Braithwaite, It’s Okay for Black People to Take a Break Right Now

“I should probably disclose that this newsletter is drenched in bias, which is to say, I strongly feel that Tucker Carlson is an idiot potato head who is openly profiting off of white supremacy.”

— Lauren Duca, Fuck Tucker Carlson