I am gay and my religious parents want me to bring my partner to family events but they asked us to pretend we are just friends and I do not know whether this compromise is progress or erasure.
More people experience this than they realize.
The offer of conditional inclusion forces a choice between visibility and belonging that exposes the inadequacy of tolerance without acceptance.
“Where Are You with Rights — their origin and their limits?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.