“You can’t magically change your gender. You can’t magically change your sex. You can’t magically change your age.”— Ben Shapiro, nytimes.com
“Not that God existed in any material way but as a shared cultural practice so widespread that it came to seem materially real, like language or gender.”— Sally Rooney, amazon.com
“There is a politic of desire at play when certain bodies and experiences are centered and others aren’t. Meaning, it’s only those who are deemed attractive and sexy and fuckable that are given the headline or allowed to walk the runway, or to simply live.”— Tre'vell Anderson, out.com
“In a section that asks why gender-neutral seems to always translate to 'boy' when it comes to fashion, several people surveyed explain feelings that might not surprise anyone who understands how misogyny (and transmisogyny) still impacts so much of our culture. The general vibe to the responses was…”— Condé Nast, teenvogue.com
“What the reaction to Ocasio-Cortez makes undeniable is that if and when women gain enough power to start behaving, in a political sphere, as men have for so long, they will be viewed with fright and discomfort.”— Rebecca Traister, thecut.com
“If some smart, attractive social media editor from Ohio is willing to act as a free therapist for a few hours — and as a semi-relevant aside, almost all of these men refused to pick up the check for dinner — it’s no wonder the same men were lining up for more.”— Madeleine Holden, melmagazine.com
“If you think too far into Poppy, it becomes difficult to enjoy Poppy.”— Allison Stubblebine, nylon.com
“Human beings have, and continue to, take pleasure in the suffering of others. This is especially true when you’re talking about members of an empowered majority hurting a marginalized minority.”— Jessica Valenti, medium.com
“Imagine if every single man in the world had a 9pm curfew. As soon as the night turned late, men had to go back home and stay indoors, and women, nonbinary people, and gender nonconforming folks could go out and do as they pleased at night.”— Ana Valens, amp.dailydot.com
“I was talking with a friend recently about how I sometimes wish that I had a flatter chest so I could look more androgynous, and they cut me off mid-sentence and were like: breasts aren’t inherently gendered.”— Rhiannon Collett, vice.com
“Seth: I'm going 70 in a 65 zone. Summer: 80 is the new 70. Seth: What? Who talks like that? Summer: Who gets passed by a van full of nuns? Oh, wait, Cohen does! Seth: Well they have God on their side, Summer, okay. I'm not gonna beat Jesus. Summer: I'm gonna call Holly and see how far ahead of us th…”— Josh Schwartz, Summer Roberts, Rachel Bilson, imdb.com
“'A him gets noticed,' says Debbie. 'A her gets ignored. For once, we want to be ignored.' And why not? When you’re stealing a mound of jewelry that’s worth more than Mr. Big’s portfolio, who wouldn’t use every advantage under the chandelier?”— Owen Gleiberman, variety.com
“I know I'm a little different from everyone else, but I'm still a human being. That's what I'd like you to realize. I'm just a regular person, not some monster. I feel the same things everyone else does, act the same way. Sometimes, though, that small difference feels like an abyss. But I guess ther…”— Haruki Murakami, amazon.com
“I realize that problems with restrooms and card catalogs are mere details, but if we don't begin with the small things, we'll never be able to throw off the cloak of blindness that covers our society.”— Haruki Murakami, amazon.com
“This is how a drag makeover also becomes an important discussion of gender, sobriety, and what it’s like to be judged within the LGBTQ+ community.”— John Paul Brammer, them.us
“Diversity is good for all of us. It makes us better and more empathetic people. And it teaches us to value and appreciate everyone.”— Ellen Oh, twitter.com
“There is no analogous act for cisgender people, because cisgender people's identities are not under question. If I call you 'he' when you're a non-trans woman the mislabelling is easily swatted away.”— Shon Faye, twitter.com
“There is nothing wrong with celebrating your sexuality. For anyone who hates watching beautiful people dance around in their underwear- don’t watch it. But don’t you dare try to place guilt and shame on us for celebrating our bodies.”— Jinkx Monsoon, twitter.com