"Bisexuality means I am free and I am as likely to want to love a woman as I am likely to want to love a man, and what about that? Isn't that what freedom implies?"
"What tyranny could exceed a tyranny that dictates to the human heart?"
Source: June Jordan (2009). “Some of Us Did Not Die: New and Selected Essays”, p.92, Basic Books
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June Jordan
Poet, Activist
June Jordan was a celebrated poet, playwright, and activist known for her powerful works addressing social justice and human rights.
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