Quotes by Kate Bornstein

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“Identities arent meant to be permanent. Theyre like cars: they take us from one place to another. We work, travel, and seek adventure in them until they break down beyond repair. At that point, liv...”
— Kate Bornstein S. Bear Bergman
change-your-life change-your-lifege-your-life move-on moving-forward

“Trauma or no, I would have been trans no matter what body I'd been born with. Tell the doctors that we exist for the health of humanity, which needs to find wholeness and belief in complexity. Girl...”
— Kate Bornstein S. Bear Bergman
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“And keep in mind that the you that makes life worthy of living today won’t be the same you that makes life worth living this time next year. Identities aren’t meant to be permanent. They’re like ca...”
— Kate Bornstein, Hello Cruel World: 101 Alternatives to Suicide for Teens, Freaks, and Other Outlaws
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“…gender is not sane. It's not sane to call a rainbow black and white.”
— Kate Bornstein
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“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 don’t know ; it hasn’t told us yet.” Personally, I think no quest...”
— Kate Bornstein, Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women and the Rest of Us
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“Identities aren’t meant to be permanent. They’re like cars: they take us from one place to another. We work, travel, and seek adventure in them until they break down beyond repair. At that point, l...”
— Kate Bornstein S. Bear Bergman
change-your-life change-your-lifege-your-life move-on moving-forward