12 Quotes by Alok Vaid-Menon

A lot more airtime is given to other people's use of us, rather than our own experiences. Our existence is made into a matter of opinion, as if our genders are debatable and not just who we are. In other words, there's been a lot of talk about us, but very little engagement with us.

It's a surreal experience to have your personhood be reduced to a prop.

Gender nonconformity is seen as something immature, something we need to grow out of to become adults. Overnight so many of the things I loved not only became associated with femininity but… with shame.