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Quotes About Equality

We must remember that it was God who chose to give us different personalities, backgrounds, races, and preferences, so we should value and enjoy those differences, not merely tolerate them. God wants unity, not uniformity. But for unity's sake we must never let differences divide us. We must stay focused on what matters most — learning to love each other as Christ has loved us
~ Rick Warren
The assertion that there are an infinite number of homosexualities is a political statement rather than an observable fact.
~ Rictor Norton
Homophobia is a construct while homosexuality is innate.
~ Rictor Norton
Tolerating is the gift from God to women!
~ Rilke
BELINDA'S PETITION (Boston, February 1782) To the honorable Senate and House of Representatives of this Country, new born: I am Belinda, an African, since the age of twelve a Slave. I will not take too much of your Time, but to plead and place my pitiable Life unto the Fathers of this Nation. Lately your Countrymen have severed the Binds of Tyranny. I would hope you would consider the Same for me, pure Air being the sole Advantage of which I can boast in my present Condition.
~ Rita Dove
If one does not make an ego out of gender, one would still know whether one is a man or a woman, gay, straight, bisexual, transgender—whatever else we may think of. But those identities need to fit very loosely and be worn very lightly. All sense of privilege or deprivation that has developed around one's gender identity, all rigidity regarding proper roles and behaviors for the various genders, must be cut through.
~ Rita M. Gross
As for loving woman, I have never understood why some people had a fit. I still don't. It seems fine to me. If an individual is productive responsible, and energetic, why should her choice in a partner make such a fuss? The government is only too happy to take my tax money and yet they uphold legislation that keeps me a second class citizen. Surely, there should be a tax break for those of us who are robbed of full and equal participation and protection in the life of our nation.
~ Rita Mae Brown
I began to wonder if girls could marry girls, because I was sure I wanted to marry Leota and look in her green eyes forever. But I would only marry her if I didn't have to do the housework. I was certain of that. But if Leota really didn't want to do it either, I guessed I'd do it. I'd do anything for Leota.
~ Rita Mae Brown
No government has the right to tell its citizens when or whom to love. The only queer people are those who don't love anybody.
~ Rita Mae Brown
Well, we're just All-American queers.
~ Rita Mae Brown
you can't be a doctor. Only boys can be doctors. Leroy's got to be the doctor. You're full of shit, Spiegelglass, Leroy's dumber than I am. I got to be doctor because I'm the smart one and being a girl don't matter. You'll see. You think you can do what boys do but you're going to be a nurse, no two ways about it. It doesn't matter about brains, brains don't count. What counts is whether you're a boy or a girl. I hauled off and belted her one.
~ Rita Mae Brown
You'll see. You think you can do what boys do but you're going to be a nurse, no two ways about it. It doesn't matter about brains, brains don't count. What counts is whether you're a boy or a girl.
~ Rita Mae Brown
That's the craziest, dumbass thing I ever heard tell of. What's the point of being a lesbian if a woman is going to look and act like an imitation man? Hell, if I wanted a man, I'll get the real thing not one of these chippies.
~ Rita Mae Brown
You might say the first American Revolution was against the tyranny of King George. The second American Revolution must be against the tyranny of selfishness." This
~ Rita Mae Brown
You know, women used to rule the world until they got men to do it for them.
~ Rita Mae Brown
Freedom means the right to choose how you want to live and it means the right to participate in governmental and economic decisions. You're right, there is a confusion between political freedom and material benefits. But, to me, freedom means being able to shape your environment, working with others. We're all responsible to each other in my concept of freedom.
~ Rita Mae Brown
Da igual quién seas o qué aspecto tengas mientras alguien te quiera.
~ Roald Dahl
doesn't matter who you are or what you look like so long as somebody loves you.
~ Roald Dahl
A witch is always a woman. I do not wish to speak badly about women. Most women are lovely. But the fact remains that all witches are women. There is no such thing as a male witch. (My own thoughts: I love women and I love witches)
~ Roald Dahl
Everyone is born. But not everyone is born the same. One way or another though, every human being is unique, for better or worse.
~ Roald Dahl
as much as the next man
~ Roald Dahl
To support these ladies in the manner to which they are accustomed, the men must work like slaves, which is of course precisely what they are.
~ Roald Dahl
Non è con un torto che dobbiamo far valere il nostro diritto. Se no è un diritto storto
~ Roald Dahl
It doesn't matter who you are or what you look like, so long as somebody loves you.
~ Roald Dahl