Quotes About Self-expression

There were days I felt like a girl and days I felt like a boy, and those days wouldn't always correspond with the body I was in. I still believed everyone when they said I had to be one or the other. Nobody was telling me a different story, and I was too young to think for myself. I had yet to learn that when it came to gender, I was both and neither.

In this space, in this moment, we are who we want to be. I am lucky, because for me that doesn't take much courage. But for others, it takes a world of bravery to make it to the clearing.

I hate that would. Straight. At the very least, those of us who are nonstraight should get to be called curvy. Or scenic. Actually, I like that: 'Do you think she's straight?' 'Oh no. She's scenic.

But as i've told him a million times, when it comes to true dancing, it doesn't matter what you look like-it's all about the joy you feel.

Dude, nobody puts baby in a corner.

Kindness connects to who you are, niceness connects to how you want to be seen.

Hi. I'm Thom. With an 'h'. I tell him, I'm Gnorah. With a 'g'. The 'g' is silent. Like 'gnome.' Really? Thom says. No, not really. I have an 'h' too. At the end. Used to be just N-O-R-A but when I had the H legally added to my name after my dad failed to sign up Norah Jones when he had the chance. I don't like him to forget these things easily.

if i told her about liking guys, she would probably stop trying to date me, which would be a huge plus, but i also know i'd immediately become her gay pet, and that's the last kind of leash i want. and it's not like i'm really that gay, i fucking hate madonna.

Are you going to be someone who takes charge of her feelings and her actions, even if the outcome might hurt, or someone who lets herself be unhappy simply because she won't ask for what she wants?

Try to capture what it's like to have never squeezed yourself into the shape of someone else's expectations.

There was never that big a disturbance," she tells me. "I didn't think of myself as a boy or a girl—I never have. I would just think of myself as a boy or a girl for a day. It was like a different set of clothes.

Coming out is a lifelong process, Ms. MacTraugh continued. Each time we meet someone new or move to a different setting, we're challenged to reveal who we are. It's not always easy. But no matter how difficult, it's something I've never regretted. So few things in life truly matter. Chief among them are being true to yourself, and being honest with others... As I said, only you can determine what's the right decision.

i don't want my body to be a temple. i don't want it to be worshiped or congregated.

Freedom isn't just about voting and marrying and kissing on the street, although all of these things are important. Freedom is also about what you will allow yourself to do.

It's just nice to see you out from his shadow. Because things don't grow from shadow, you know? So it was frustrating to see you standing there...and really cool to see you step out of it. I don't know who this new guy is, but make sure when you're with him, you're not standing in his shadow. Stand where everyone can see you. -Ben

I have always thought of the body as something that is written from the inside. I don't need Rhiannon's name on my skin, because it is already indelible in my thoughts.

It's just nice to see you out from his shadow. Because things don't grow in shadows, you know? So it was frustrating to see you standing there... and really cool to see you step out of it. I don't know who this new guy is, but make sure when you're with him you're not standing in his shadow. Stand where everyone can see you.

En este sitio, en este momento, somos quienes queremos ser. Soy afortunado porque yo no necesito mucho coraje. Pero otros, en cambio, necesitan una valentía enorme para estar aquí.

As pessoas gostam de dizer que ser gay não é como a cor da pele, não é uma coisa física. Elas dizem que sempre temos a opção de esconder. Mas, se isso for verdade, como é que eles sempre nos descobrem?

It's just nice to see you out from his shadow. Because things don't grow in shadows, you know? So it was frustrating to see you standing there...and really cool to see you step out of it. I don't know who this new guy is, but make sure when you're with him, you're not standing in his shadow. Stand where everyone can see you. -Ben

Coming out is a lifelong process,' Ms. MacTraugh continued. Each time we meet someone new or move to a different setting, we're challenged to reveal who we are. It's not always easy. But no matter how difficult, it's something I've never regretted. So few things in life truly matter. Chief among them are being true to yourself, and being honest with others.' ... 'As I said, only you can determine what's the right decision.

I didn't write autobiography. I wrote to leave autobiography behind.

I am stronger than words and I am bigger than the box I'm in, and then I see her in the crowd and I fall apart.

Stay true to yourself. Let your voice ring out, and don't let anybody fiddle with it. Never turn down a good idea, but never take a bad idea. And meditate.