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It's a struggle but that's why we exist, so that another generation of Lesbians of color will not have to invent themselves, or their history, all over again.
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Poetry is not only dream and vision; it is the skeleton architecture of our lives. It lays the foundations for a future of change, a bridge across our fears of what has never been before.
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Black women are programmed to define ourselves within this male attention and to compete with each other for it rather than to recognize and move upon our common interests.
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If I didn't define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people's fantasies for me and eaten alive.
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But the true feminist deals out of a lesbian consciousness whether or not she ever sleeps with women.
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But, on the other hand, I get bored with racism too and recognize that there are still many things to be said about a Black person and a White person loving each other in a racist society.
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Part of the lesbian consciousness is an absolute recognition of the erotic within our lives and, taking that a step further, dealing with the erotic not only in sexual terms.
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Attend me, hold me in your muscular flowering arms, protect me from throwing any part of myself away.
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In discussions around the hiring and firing of Black faculty at universities, the charge is frequently heard that Black women are more easily hired than are Black men.
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When we create out of our experiences, as feminists of color, women of color, we have to develop those structures that will present and circulate our culture.
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I can't really define it in sexual terms alone although our sexuality is so energizing why not enjoy it too?
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In other words, I would be giving in to a myth of sameness which I think can destroy us.
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When I use my strength in the service of my vision it makes no difference whether or not I am afraid.
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