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When being the only out person becomes a burden

Everyone expects me to be the diversity spokesperson at my company because I'm the only openly gay person on the leadership team and I'm exhausted.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Tokenism masquerading as inclusion places unfair emotional labor on those it claims to support.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with The examined queer identity?”

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