A curated register of quotes from under-represented voices.

“ There are as many genders as there are people. ”

— Alok Vaid-Menon, 2022

“ I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way. ”

— Georgia O'Keeffe

“ I mostly have to think about identity when it's imposed on me. When people on the street send slurs my way. When forms require me to pick a gender. ”

— Alok Vaid-Menon

“ As a deaf person living in a world of sound, it's as if I was living in a foreign country, blindly following its rules, customs, behaviors, and norms without ever questioning them. ”

— Christine Sun Kim

“ I am my own muse. I am the subject I know best. ”

— Frida Kahlo

“ Sound is a social currency. ”

— Christine Sun Kim

“ You can start late, look different, be uncertain, and still succeed. ”

— Misty Copeland

“ I truly believe American Sign Language is important because from the beginning, when a child is born, if they learn ASL, they have full access to information. ”

— Christine Sun Kim, 2017

“ I am lucky. I bring the voice of someone who has survived against the odds. ”

— Dr J Harrison

“ We have to recognize the disparity around the globe that LGBTQIA+ people experience when it comes to existing as themselves. ”

— Ben Caunt, 2022

“ Life is the input of everyone who touched your life. ”

— Yuri Kochiyama

“ I never want to shy away from acknowledging who I am, being authentic as much as I can be. It's an important thing to be able to say, 'Yes, I'm out. I'm not ashamed of any part of who I am.' ”

— Sharice Davids, 2018

“ There are people who can help, and there is usually light at the end of any tunnel. ”

— Naomi Osaka, 2021

“ Being gay is among the greatest gifts God has given me. ”

— Tim Cook, 2014

“ We all have agency over our own stories, and no one can strip you of that agency. Your story is yours and it's your story to tell. ”

— Janet Mock, 2014

“ Bravery, not perfection, gives us permission to be ourselves. ”

— Reshma Saujani, 2016

“ Ever since I could form coherent thoughts, I knew I was a girl trapped inside a boy's body. There was never any confusion in my mind. ”

— Jazz Jennings, 2016

“ Hashtags do not start movements. People do. ”

— Alicia Garza

“ I'm definitely not all Asians, but the thing that I've always done is aggressively been myself. ”

— Awkwafina, 2018

“ I can't overstate the biggest joy, which is really seeing yourself. I know I look different to others, but to me I'm just starting to look like myself. ”

— Elliot Page, 2021

“ I'm tired of being invisible. ”

— Sylvia Rivera