Kathleen Hanna Professions : Musician Born : November 12, 1968 Browse All Authors Top 189 quotes by Kathleen Hanna Clearly, gay marriage is on the top of the agenda right now. It's pretty amazing, considering where stuff was at when I was in high-school, when there were no LGBT Gay-Straight Alliances or any of that stuff. Am I a huge Lady Gaga fan? No, but I think some of the stuff she does that helps LGBT kids is amazing. And it's great that that's mainstream. It's fantastic that there's a pop star who's willing to put herself out in that way. Kathleen Hanna stars kids school If I had to choose between the band or the friendships, I'd choose the friendships at this point. Kathleen Hanna band ifs So many women have experienced horrific forms of male violence throughout their lives, and why isn't there a song about how you get depressed because of it? Kathleen Hanna males violence song Not to rag on myself, but when people say, 'What does it feel like to be an icon?' I'm like, 'My dog does not think I'm an icon, my cat does not think I am an icon, my cousin does not think I am an icon.' I have a really lovely group of friends, and I just don't think about it. Kathleen Hanna cousin cat dog Since I loved underground music, I tried to carve a space for feminism within it. Those were my hopes. Kathleen Hanna underground-music feminism space I'm not that interested in female superheroes. Kathleen Hanna superhero female It's now taken for granted that women are in bands and you can say feminist things in your songs. But back in the early '90s, there was a lot of violence at Bikini Kill shows that people don't realize happened. Kathleen Hanna you women violence people There's just as many different kinds of feminism as there are women in the world. Kathleen Hanna just women different world In terms of men being feminist allies, it's just important to speak from your own place. I'd love to hear men singing about masculinity and the damage it does to them. Kathleen Hanna singing speak love men Similar Authors Adam Jones musician Izzy Stradlin musician Bon Scott musician Brad Delp musician Brad Delson musician Brian Eno musician All Authors