"Growing up I felt underrepresented in mainstream media. I knew that someday I was going to change that by holding space for those that felt as I did. As women, those of color, and LGBTQ people, weāre often silenced while others speak as experts on our experiences. No one can tell our stories better than we can."
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Speaking on her appointment as editor of the feminist publication Wear Your Voice, as quoted in
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