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When drag performance blurs the line with gender identity

My drag persona feels more real than my everyday self and I'm starting to question whether I'm actually trans or just really committed to performing femininity.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The boundary between performance and authentic self dissolves when the costume feels more true than ordinary clothes.

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