There is no original or primary gender a drag imitates, but gender is a kind of imitation for which there is no original. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes drag gender imitate
Masculine and feminine roles are not biologically fixed but socially constructed. Judith Butler biologicallyconstructfeminine Change image and share on social
In the earliest years of the AIDS crisis, there were many gay men who were unable to come out about the fact that their lovers were ill, A, and then dead, B. They were unable to get access to the hospital to see their lover, unable to call their parents and say, 'I have just lost the love of my life.' Judith Butler accessaidcall share on social
We act as if that being of a man or that being of a woman is actually an internal reality or something that is simply true about us, a fact about us, but actually it's a phenomenon that is being produced all the time and reproduced all the time, so to say gender is performative is to say that nobody really is a gender from the start. Judith Butler actfactgender share on social
I see a lot of women of every age trying to be something else. I see them trying to imitate behaviors that they think belong to successful people. Anne Sweeney agebehaviorbelong Change image and share on social
The majority of small-holder farmers in Africa are women and, in urban areas, you're primarily looking at women-led households. So we can't solve hunger if we don't have gender-sensitive programming that addresses access to opportunities for women, whether it's through education or tools for cooking, like solar-powered stoves. Ertharin Cousin accessaddressafrica share on social
It takes all kinds to make the world go 'round. If everyone was straight-laced and uptight, it would sure be a drag. We need a little tug of war in society. Nikki Sixx dragkindlace Change image and share on social