I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and shared, even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood.

Quote by Audre Lorde

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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...

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...

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...

Only by learning to live in harmony with your contradictions can you keep it all...

Only by learning to live in harmony with your contradictions can you keep it all...

But the true feminist deals out of a lesbian consciousness whether or not she ever...

But the true feminist deals out of a lesbian consciousness whether or not she ever...

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...

We have to consciously study how to be tender with each other until it becomes...

We have to consciously study how to be tender with each other until it becomes...

There's always someone asking you to underline one piece of yourself - whether it's Black,...

There's always someone asking you to underline one piece of yourself - whether it's Black,...

When I use my strength in the service of my vision it makes no difference...

When I use my strength in the service of my vision it makes no difference...

I believe one of the hardest things you can do is conquer your fears, but...

I believe one of the hardest things you can do is conquer your fears, but...

Our visions begin with our desires.

Our visions begin with our desires.

Part of the lesbian consciousness is an absolute recognition of the erotic within our lives...

Part of the lesbian consciousness is an absolute recognition of the erotic within our lives...

There are lesbians, God knows... if you came up through lesbian circles in the forties...

There are lesbians, God knows... if you came up through lesbian circles in the forties...

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

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

In discussions around the hiring and firing of Black faculty at universities, the charge is...

In discussions around the hiring and firing of Black faculty at universities, the charge is...

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...

When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But...

When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But...

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...

The learning process is something you can incite, literally incite, like a riot.

The learning process is something you can incite, literally incite, like a riot.