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Discover the thoughtful and inspirational Quotes of Janet Mock, a philosopher and author. Our collection of his most impactful quotes reflects his deep understanding of language, philosophy, and history.
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Janet Mock

As a visible and outspoken trans woman myself, I know that it’s rare not to have your trans-ness lead the way for you in public spaces.

– Janet Mock

Janet Mock

The transgender community has always been a part of Hawaiian society, where people who don’t conform to the binary system of man/woman, masculine/feminine are accepted or, at minimum, tolerated.

– Janet Mock

Janet Mock

Popular culture is most powerful when it offers us a vision of how our society should look – or at least reproduces our reality.

– Janet Mock

Janet Mock

One musical that deeply influenced me – and continues to do so – is the 1997 ABC TV movie of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s ‘Cinderella,’ starring Brandy, with Whitney Houston as the Fairy Godmother and Whoopi Goldberg as the prince’s mom.

– Janet Mock

Janet Mock

Movies have always been spaces of refuge for me. For a few harmonious hours, I could escape my reality of being a girl living on the margins.

– Janet Mock

Janet Mock

Curiosity is vital to the growth of our society.

– Janet Mock

Janet Mock

Because trans people are marked as artificial, unnatural, and illegitimate, our bodies and identities are often open to public dissection. Plainly, cisgender folks often take it as their duty to investigate our lives to see if we’re real.

– Janet Mock

Janet Mock

There’s nothing more mundane than sitting across from a celebrity in a sterile gray conference room. But when the star sitting across from you is Taraji Penda Henson, you are being treated to a master class in the art of the hustle.

– Janet Mock

Janet Mock

By the time I was a sophomore in high school, it had become routine for me to be sent home for wearing dresses. My mere presence in a skirt became an act of protest that would get me called out of class and into the vice principal’s office.

– Janet Mock

Janet Mock

Being trans, I’ve grown up with the understanding that most women are born girls, yet some are born boys. And most men are born boys, yet some are born girls. And if you’re ready for this, some people are born girls or boys and choose to identify outside our society’s binary system, making them genderqueer.

– Janet Mock

Janet Mock

Our culture often demeans and devalues the work, the pleasures, and the contributions of women and feminine people. This is, in part, why beauty culture is dismissed as unimportant and frivolous.

– Janet Mock

Janet Mock

My body, my clothes, and my makeup are on purpose, just as I am on purpose.

– Janet Mock

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