… our sons must become men – such men as we hope our daughters, born and unborn, will be pleased to live among. Our sons will not grow into women. Their way is more difficult than that of our daughters, for they must move away from us, without us. Hopefully ours have what they have learned from us, and a howness to forge into their own image.
Audre LordeI can't really define it in sexual terms alone although our sexuality is so energizing why not enjoy it too?
Audre LordeWhen I dare to be powerful - to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.
Audre LordeFrom my membership in all of these groups I have learned that oppression and the intolerance of difference come in all shapes and sizes and colors and sexualities; and that among those of us who share the goals of liberation and a workable future for our children, there can be no hierarchies of oppression.
Audre Lorde