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Janet Mock Quotes

born 1983 United States

Janet Mock (March 10, 1983) is an American writer, television host, director, producer and transgender rights activist.

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The ‘pretty privilege’ can give you access to spaces, just like your able body gives you access. But it makes impossible beauty standards for many other trans girls who are struggling with that right now.

I did not, but that’s just my experience. I know a lot of people who do, and that’s where the burden of representation comes in. I’m sitting here telling my specific story, but though I wasn’t comfortable with that, there are thousands of people who are, or thousands who don’t have access to the funds to have surgery.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Janet Mock (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.