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1 " If I'm not wearing makeup or something androgynous, they see me as a boy. If I do dress more feminine or androgynous, they see a boy but a boy wearing eyeshadow or nail polish. It's easier for people to see what's on the outside than what's on the inside....You know how most people hear a song and only remember the thumping piano melody? I'm more than just that one instrument or one key. I exist in between notes, with backing vocals and lush harmonies. "
― Steven Salvatore , Can't Take That Away
2 " Accept my existence or expect my resistance "
3 " Respect my existence or expect my resistance. "
4 " everyone says it'sluckyto be struck by lighteningno one tells you howto liveonce you've been struckall i know is that it isimpossibleto harness "
― Steven Salvatore , And They Lived . . .
5 " Part of that path means having to figure out what’s important to you and what will help you grow versus hold you back. What your father says is not reflective of you but of him. What other people want from you is more about them than you. Don’t let anyone hold power over you. "
6 " It’s unfair that politics seeks to politicize my identity because this is my life, and I’m not up for debate. "
7 " If I’ve learned anything this past year, it’s that I’m a badass, and I’m stronger on my own. "
