girl love is...

treating all girls with respect

hugging yer girlfriends and being there for them

protecting each other and providing a feeling of safety when we walk down the street or go out

making space where women/girls feel unthreatened and untimidated

talking about abuse and rape when no one else will listen

making other girls unafraid to eat in public or around others

being kind to yer mom and not expecting her to wait on you

not judging women/girls on their looks and/or hating them for being pretty

not competing for boys' attention

not looking/acting dumb on purpose so boys will like you

not picking yer new boyfriend over yer old girlfriends

calling people on their shit, including yer girlfriends because it helps us to stay aware of things we do that are fucked up and things we need to change

not feeling homophobic around yer girlfriends and refusing to touch them

learning and teraching each other how to do stuff and be active

screaming in public

knowing that girls can do anything boys can do

stopping jealousy

realizing girls who have sex aren't 'sluts' or bad and respecting their sexual choices as something that you might not understand or have any business speculating on

being pro-choice

knowing that you are connected to all girls and the way you view yerself is related to their self-image as well

sharing resources with other girls

helping each other to see our beauty and build out own culture around what we see







*reprinted from the zine Tennis and Violins by Kristy Chan*