In our work and in our living, we must recognize that difference is a reason for celebration and growth, rather than a reason for destruction.
Audre LordeI stand here as a black lesbian feminist, having been invited to comment within the only panel at this conference where the input of black feminists and lesbians is represented. What this says about the vision of this conference is sad, in a country where racism, sexism and homophobia are inseparable. . . .
Audre LordeBut the question is a matter of the survival and the teaching. That's what our work comes down to. No matter where we key into it, it's the same work, just different pieces of ourselves doing it.
Audre LordeWe must recognize and nurture the creative parts of each other without always understanding what will be created.
Audre Lorde