The origins of violence against women by men are not biological. If that were the case, it would exist in every culture. And it doesn’t exist in every culture.
GLORIA STEINEMI believe that transgender people, including those who have transitioned, are living out real, authentic lives. Those lives should be celebrated, not questioned. Their health care decisions should be theirs and theirs alone to make.
More Gloria Steinem Quotes
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when pain has been intertwined with love and closeness, it’s very difficult to believe that love and closeness can be experienced without pain.
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In every century, there are a handful of writers who help the human race to evolve. Andrea is one of them.
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Women are not going to be equal outside the home until men are equal in it.
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Any woman who chooses to behave like a full human being should be warned that the armies of the status quo will treat her as something of a dirty joke. That’s their natural and first weapon. She will need her sisterhood.
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Far too many people are looking for the right person, instead of trying to be the right person.
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Law and justice are not always the same. When they aren’t, destroying the law may be the first step toward changing it.
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The first problem for all of us, men and women, is not to learn, but to unlearn.
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Being married is like having somebody permanently in your corner. It feels limitless, not limited.
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Women tend to be conservative in youth and get more radical as they get older because they lose power with age. So, if a young woman is not a feminist, I say, just wait.
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Some of us are becoming the men we wanted to marry.
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Whenever one person stands up and says, “Wait a minute, this is wrong,” it helps other people do the same.
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[on sexual politics] The Golden Rule works for men as written, but for women it should go the other way around. We need to do unto ourselves as we do unto others.
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Writing keeps me from believing everything I read.
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I want to say to you that there is life and dreams and surprises after 30-and 40, and 50, and 60, and 77! Believe me, life is one long surprise.
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I have me brave women who are exploring the outer edge of human possibility, with no history to guide them, and with a courage to make themselves vulnerable that I find moving beyond words.
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