We do remarkable things with jealousy and fear. Rather than naming them and acknowledging when we are operating from them, we repress them and pretend they aren't there. Jealousy, even when disguised with big language, is still jealousy -- an emotion that makes both you and me small. Others will project their insecurity on you because it is easier than dealing with their internal pain.
-- Alok Vaid-Menon, Beyond the Gender Binary, p. 35-36
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