Quotes by Kate Bornstein

“And keep in mind that the you that makes life worthy of living today wont be the same you that makes life worth living this time next year. Identities arent meant to be permanent. Theyre like cars:...”

“Disney will never make a movie about my life story, and that's a shame--I'd make a really cute animated creature.”

“I know what I am. I know that I've chosen to identify as a transgender woman, and that I am - by and large - happy with where I am in this world. I'm far from perfect, and I could give you a list a...”

“Instead of saying that all gender is this or all gender id that, let's recognize that the word gender has scores of meanings built into it. It's an amalgamation of bodies, identities, and life expe...”

“Never fuck anyone you wouldn't want to be.”

“The first question we usually ask new parents is : Is it a boy or a girl ?.There is a great answer to that one going around : We dont know ; it hasnt told us yet. Personally, I think no question co...”

“I see fashion as a proclamation or manifestation of identity, so, as long as identities are important, fashion will continue to be important. The link between fashion and identity begins to get rea...”

“It is important to note that the relevant factor to sexual harassment in this story is not gender identity but gender perception. Some friends and acquaintances who have experienced harassment do n...”

“Being transgender guarantees you will upset someone. People get upset with transgender people who choose to inhabit a third gender space rather than pick a side. Some get upset at transgender peopl...”

“We change our attitudes, our careers, our relationships. Even our age changes minute by minute. We change our politics, our moods, and our sexual preferences. We change our outlook, we change our m...”

“From the moment we take our first breath (and sometimes even before that, what with sonic imaging technology), the cry Its a boy or Its a girl ushers us into this world. As we grow into adulthood, ...”

“It's easy to fictionalize an issue when you're not aware of the many ways in which you are privileged by it.”

“Instead of saying that all gender is this or all gender is that, let's recognize that the word gender has scores of meaning built into it. It's an amalgamation of bodies, identities, and life exper...”

“Let's stop pretending that we have all the answers, because when it comes to gender, none of us is fucking omniscient.”

“Drag queen is a gender like no other, and with practice I'd learned to rise to it.”

“While railing against the manufactured prerequisites of womanhood or manhood, we need to avoid manufacturing our own prerequisites. The non-operative journey and the objection to it illustrate just...”

“We can't ignore right-wing demagogues who insist that the word of the doctor who proclaims a child's sex at birth somehow holds more sway over the reality of the body than the word of the person wh...”

“Safe gender is being who and what we want to be when we want to be that, with no threat of censure or violence.Safe gender is going as far in any direction as we wish, With no threat to our health,...”

“When we talk about my gender as though it were a performance, we let the audience - with all their expectations, prejudices, and presumptions - completely off the hook. - Scott Turner Schofield”

“gender is not sane. It's not sane to call a rainbow black and white.”