110
Attributed
“ There are as many genders as there are people. ”
— Alok Vaid-Menon, 2022
They / Them · Pronounced: AH-lohk VYDE-men-on
Source: ELLE India interview
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
A curated register of quotes from under-represented voices.
Quotes
109
Attributed
“ 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. ”
They / Them · Pronounced: AH-lohk VYDE-men-on
Source: AFAR Magazine interview
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
090
Attributed
“ You can start late, look different, be uncertain, and still succeed. ”
She / Her · Pronounced: MISS-tee KOHP-lund
Source: Attributed to Copeland
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
Something Wrong?
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097
Attributed
“ Sound is a social currency. ”
She / Her · Pronounced: KRIS-teen SOON KIM
Source: Attributed to Sun Kim
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
036
Confirmed
“ I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way. ”
She / Her · Pronounced: JOR-juh oh-KEEF
Source: Documented
Something Wrong?
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153
Attributed
“ 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. ”
She / Her · Pronounced: KRIS-teen SOON KIM
Source: Interview Magazine
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
035
Attributed
“ I am my own muse. I am the subject I know best. ”
She / Her · Pronounced: FREE-dah KAH-loh
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
Something Wrong?
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154
Attributed
“ 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
She / Her · Pronounced: KRIS-teen SOON KIM
Source: NEA Art Talk interview
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
129
Attributed
“ Remember that consciousness is power. Tomorrow's world is yours to build. ”
She / Her · Pronounced: YOOR-ee koh-chee-YAH-mah
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
079
Attributed
“ In a time of destruction, create something. ”
She / Her · Pronounced: mak-SEEN HONG KING-stun
Source: Attributed to Kingston
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
Something Wrong?
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040
Confirmed
“ Pressure is a privilege. ”
— Billie Jean King, 2008
She / Her · Pronounced: BIL-ee JEEN KING
Source: Pressure Is a Privilege
049
Attributed
“ We need in every community a group of angelic troublemakers. ”
He / Him · Pronounced: BY-erd RUSS-tin
Source: Attributed to Rustin
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
Something Wrong?
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081
Confirmed
“ Why not me? ”
— Mindy Kaling, 2015
She / Her · Pronounced: MIN-dee KAY-ling
Source: Why Not Me?
Something Wrong?
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191
Attributed
“ If me being gay was a choice, it was a choice that was made far, far above my pay grade. ”
— Pete Buttigieg, 2019
He / Him · Pronounced: PEET BOOT-uh-jij
Source: Out.com interview
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
Something Wrong?
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119
Confirmed
“ Ladies, don't let anybody tell you you are ever past your prime. ”
— Michelle Yeoh, 2023
She / Her · Pronounced: mih-SHEL YOH
Something Wrong?
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116
Attributed
“ Having such a diverse group of people coming into Congress is going to make a difference, because no matter if your experience is very similar to mine or completely different than mine, it's just as real and it's just as valid. ”
— Sharice Davids, 2018
She / Her · Pronounced: shuh-REESE DAY-vidz
Source: NBC News interview
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
136
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“ I do hope that people can relate and understand it's O.K. to not be O.K., and it's O.K. to talk about it. ”
— Naomi Osaka, 2021
She / Her · Pronounced: nay-OH-mee oh-SAH-kah
051
Confirmed
“ If you can't love yourself, how in the hell you gonna love somebody else? ”
— RuPaul, 2009
He / Him · Pronounced: ROO-pawl
Something Wrong?
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092
Attributed
“ What is beautiful is good, and who is good will soon be beautiful. ”
— Sappho
She / Her · Pronounced: SAF-oh
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
Something Wrong?
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291
Confirmed
“ It means that we still have much ground to cover in order to have equality. There are laws to be made, culture to be changed and prejudice and stereotypes to be deconstructed. ”
— Gabi Andrade, 2022
She / Her · Pronounced: GAH-bee ahn-DRAH-jee
Something Wrong?
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122
Attributed
“ I'm not OK with someone writing the Asian experience for an Asian character. ”
— Awkwafina, 2019
She / Her · Pronounced: awk-wuh-FEE-nuh
Source: Marie Claire interview
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.