The erotic cannot be felt secondhand. - Audre Lorde

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The erotic cannot be felt secondhand.

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About Audre Lorde

Audre Geraldine Lorde (18 February 1934 – 17 November 1992) was a black writer, feminist, womanist, lesbian, and civil rights activist. Her poems and prose largely deal with issues related to civil rights, feminism, and the exploration of black female identity.

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Pen Names: Rey Domini Gamba Adisa
Birth Name: Audrey Geraldine Lorde
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In the interests of separation, Black women have been taught to view each other as always suspect, heartless competitors for the scarce male, the all-important prize that could legitimize our existence. This dehumanizing denial of self is no less lethal than the dehumanization of racism to which it is so closely allied.

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