Quotes About Equality

I think it's really important to acknowledge that gay men and straight men can be friends.

I would much rather be acknowledged for the work that I do rather than being a woman doing the type of work I do.

There's a lot of racism still alive and still active.

The most exciting thing I've seen is directors not only being open to actors coming in the room with different abilities but actively looking at ways that the story can be enlarged with disabled actors.

Art is activism.

Not living in fear is a form of activism.

Writing is a form of activism.

The Black Lives Matter movement has spawned all kinds of activism.

My mum was an anti-racist activist in the 70s and 80s.

I am grateful to the activists and women who created the Black Lives Matter movement because I feel like they let me know I wasn't crazy.

I come from a space where I wouldn't say all, but most of the films have really shortchanged women. I don't mean just the actresses, even just depicting us in that culture.

If you love women, and you want to sing about love, don't feel the need to say 'he.' Don't feel the need to adapt to the society or the culture.

I don't believe we need to choose between addressing economic issues and addressing issues of social or racial justice.

I have always loved and admired women.

Someone once said about me that I talk to everyone the same, no matter what age they are. I don't see kids and adults. I see everyone the same.

What has not changed is people are still doing whatever they think they can get away with. I think there's still a lot of advancement for people, generally speaking, to learn to let other people live in the world with freedom.

If you have an adversary, you don't have to respect what they're saying, but respect their right to say it.

I think of myself as a human-rights advocate and as a mother.

I love being an advocate for women as we get older so that we can feel comfortable with ourselves.

I'm a huge advocate for individuals with disabilities.

Just telling women: If you don't speak up, things aren't gonna change. If you don't become an advocate, it's not gonna change. If you don't vote, it's not gonna change. If you don't run, it's not gonna change.

I think one of the problem that most women have is that they're not really good at advocating for themselves. They're great at advocating for other people.

Why can't black women on stage tell stories that can affect white men in the audience?

A lot of us just want to lead normal, regular lives. I want to go in for a role and if I can play that part, my trans identity shouldn't affect me.