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The Politics of Passing…and the Dangers of Not
As a child, I always felt an itch. Not being able to understand the discomfort of being me, I rarely saw myself from a proximity.
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We need each other: Your queer community is your support system
I was once asked by a cis-gendered heterosexual woman in a queer club, “Why do you people always do everything with each other?” By you people, she meant us queers. I gestured to the sea of bodies surrounding us. The sequin-adorned, undulating crowd, gyrating to Britney Spears’ Toxic. I felt my heart bursting with love.…
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You belong here: Being Trans isn’t the Western concept that is threatening our cultural identity
There’s a sense of “otherness” that comes with realising that your outward appearance doesn’t align with how you feel inside.