So many of us are reaching out, hoping someone out there will grab our hands and remind us we are not as alone as we fear.
Roxane GayIntellectually, I know I am worthy, however arbitrary a thing worthiness is, and have always been worthy.
Roxane GaySomewhere along the line we started misinterpreting the First Amendment and this idea of the freedom of speech the amendment grants us. We are free to speak as we choose without fear of prosecution or persecution, but we are not free to speak as we choose without consequence.
Roxane GayI approach most things in life with a dangerous level of confidence to balance my generally low self-esteem.
Roxane Gay