Part of the lesbian consciousness is an absolute recognition of the erotic within our lives and, taking that a step further, dealing with the erotic not only in sexual terms.

Quote by Audre Lorde

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The quality of light by which we scrutinize our lives has direct bearing upon the...

The quality of light by which we scrutinize our lives has direct bearing upon the...

But the question is a matter of the survival and the teaching. That's what our...

But the question is a matter of the survival and the teaching. That's what our...

But, on the other hand, I get bored with racism too and recognize that there...

But, on the other hand, I get bored with racism too and recognize that there...

In other words, I would be giving in to a myth of sameness which I...

In other words, I would be giving in to a myth of sameness which I...

Poetry is not only dream and vision; it is the skeleton architecture of our lives....

Poetry is not only dream and vision; it is the skeleton architecture of our lives....

It's a struggle but that's why we exist, so that another generation of Lesbians of...

It's a struggle but that's why we exist, so that another generation of Lesbians of...

When I dare to be powerful - to use my strength in the service of...

When I dare to be powerful - to use my strength in the service of...

Once we recognize what it is we are feeling, once we recognize we can feel...

Once we recognize what it is we are feeling, once we recognize we can feel...

I can't really define it in sexual terms alone although our sexuality is so energizing...

I can't really define it in sexual terms alone although our sexuality is so energizing...

I am deliberate and afraid of nothing.

I am deliberate and afraid of nothing.

You know how fighting fish do it? They blow bubbles and in each one of...

You know how fighting fish do it? They blow bubbles and in each one of...

There are no new ideas. There are only new ways of making them felt.

There are no new ideas. There are only new ways of making them felt.

The sharing of joy, whether physical, emotional, psychic, or intellectual, forms a bridge between the...

The sharing of joy, whether physical, emotional, psychic, or intellectual, forms a bridge between the...

Life is very short and what we have to do must be done in the...

Life is very short and what we have to do must be done in the...

In our work and in our living, we must recognize that difference is a reason...

In our work and in our living, we must recognize that difference is a reason...

Attend me, hold me in your muscular flowering arms, protect me from throwing any part...

Attend me, hold me in your muscular flowering arms, protect me from throwing any part...

Even the smallest victory is never to be taken for granted. Each victory must be...

Even the smallest victory is never to be taken for granted. Each victory must be...

I would like to do another piece of fiction dealing with a number of issues:...

I would like to do another piece of fiction dealing with a number of issues:...

The sixties were characterized by a heady belief in instantaneous solutions.

The sixties were characterized by a heady belief in instantaneous solutions.

When we create out of our experiences, as feminists of color, women of color, we...

When we create out of our experiences, as feminists of color, women of color, we...