Quotes by Charlotte Bunch

“Our very strength as lesbians lies in the fact that we are outside of patriarchy; our existence challenges its life.”

“Whether there are innately female leadership styles... is not really the right question. It is more important to ask why there has been so little attention paid to women leaders over the years as well as why the styles of leading more often exhibited by women are particularly useful at this critical moment in history.”

“Feminism is an entire world view or gestalt, not just a laundry list of womens issues”

“Sexual, racial, gender violence and other forms of discrimination and violence in a culture cannot be eliminated without changing culture.”

“You cant just add women and stir.”

“As a human rights issue, the effort to end violence against women becomes a governments obligation, not just a good idea.”

“There is no private domain of a persons life that is not political, and there is no political issue that is not ultimately personal.”

“The state of the world today demands that women become less modest and dream/plan/act/risk on a larger scale.”

“They turned me into a feminist because I was so frustrated. Im grateful to them.”

“America is like an unfaithful love who promises us more than we got.”

“Women who love women are Lesbians. Men, because they can only think of women in sexual terms, define Lesbian as sex between women.”

“Some women cant say the word lesbian... even when their mouth is full of one.”

“Im not a lesbian, but my girlfriend is.”

“I spent my whole childhood going, Oh my God... All right, fine. I may be attracted to women, but I cant be a lesbian. I like Laura Ashley polished cottons! And I throw like a girl! And I cry for no apparent reason all the time! Oh my God, Im a gay man!”

“Its a cosmic joke that Im a lesbian, because I understand men so well but women are a complete mystery to me.”

“I would certainly never suggest that any lesbian should be ashamed of her sexual preference.”

“Whats the point of being a lesbian if a woman is going to look and act like an imitation man?”

“The feminist movement has helped open minds and kitchens to the notion that men can be at home on the range.”

“Feminism is a socialist, anti-family, political movement that encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcraft, destroy capitalism and become lesbians.”

The state of the world today demands that women become less modest and dream/plan/act/risk on a larger scale.