Feminist Identity (The Education of Shelby Knox)

Being a feminist is about making your life whatever you want it to be and standing up to the forces who are telling you what you want is impossible or undesirable because of your gender, race, sexuality, class, trans status, age, ability and all the intersections thereof. I would encourage you to tell your story – your hopes, dreams, frustrations – to as many people as possible. This is how we find out we’re not alone and we’re not imagining the barriers that keep us from getting what we want and need. This is also how you’ll find your coven, your group of friends with whom you’ll organize, hash out complicated political issues, laugh with when the going gets rough, and celebrate with when you have personal or political victories. There is no prescription for how to be a feminist, no membership office at which we all apply – follow that voice in your head that’s telling you something is unfair and you’ll always be on the right track!*

* (Shelby Knox)