I can't really define it in sexual terms alone although our sexuality is so energizing why not enjoy it too?

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

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

Your silence will not protect you.

Your silence will not protect you.

It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept,...

It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept,...

If I didn't define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people's fantasies...

If I didn't define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people's fantasies...

The master's tools will never dismantle the master's house.

The master's tools will never dismantle the master's house.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 possible to take that as a personal metaphor and then multiply it to a...

It's possible to take that as a personal metaphor and then multiply it to a...

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.

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...

I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to...

I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to...

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,...

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...

If you want to study the social and political history of modern nations, study hell.

If you want to study the social and political history of modern nations, study hell.

History buffs probably noted the reunion at a Washington party a few weeks ago of...

History buffs probably noted the reunion at a Washington party a few weeks ago of...

But let me tell you, this gender thing is history. You're looking at a guy...

But let me tell you, this gender thing is history. You're looking at a guy...