Margaret Sanger didn't just introduce the idea of birth control into our culture at large, she freed women from indenture to their bodies. Roxane Gay birthbodycontrol Change image and share on social
We all have our vanities. The retouching magazines like 'Vogue' do is the professional version of the retouching we do when we, for example, apply Instagram filters to the pictures we take and share on our social networks. Roxane Gay applyfilterinstagram share on social
A lot of ink is given over to mythologizing female friendships as curious, fragile relationships that are always intensely fraught. Stop reading writing that encourages this mythology. Roxane Gay curiousencouragefemale Change image and share on social
I am 39. I am single. I am a black woman. I have too many advanced degrees. Many a news story tells me finding true love is likely a hopeless proposition. Now is the time when I need to believe in fairy tales. Roxane Gay advanceblackdegree share on social
Pink is my favourite colour. I used to say my favourite colour was black to be cool, but it is pink - all shades of pink. If I have an accessory, it is probably pink. Roxane Gay accessoryblackcolour Change image and share on social
You cannot reason with people who don't recognize the humanity in all of us. Roxane Gay humanitypeoplereason Change image and share on social
I love, but I am not entirely sure how to be loved: how to be seen and known for the utterly flawed woman I am. It demands surrender. It demands acknowledging that I am not perfect, but perhaps I deserve affection anyway. Roxane Gay acknowledgeaffectiondemand share on social
Maybe true love isn't out there for me, but I can sublimate my loneliness with the notion that true love is out there for someone. Roxane Gay lonelinesslovenotion Change image and share on social
I think one of the most important things we can do as feminists is acknowledge that, even though we have womanhood in common, we have to start to think about the ways in which we're different, how those differences affect us, and what kinds of needs we have based on our differences. Roxane Gay acknowledgeaffectbase share on social
2014 was a year of intense social upheaval. In truth, the same could be said for most every year. There is no standstill in a world filled with so many people, scrambling for so much. Roxane Gay fillintensepeople Change image and share on social
