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When identity affirmation feels selfish

I am transgender and my elderly grandmother keeps using my old name and pronouns but she is 89 and I do not know if correcting her is worth the family drama it will cause.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

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You are weighing your need for recognition against compassion for someone who may not understand.

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