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When sexual identity shifts challenge narrative coherence

I came out as gay at 35 after being married to a woman for ten years and I don't know if I was lying then or if I'm lying now.

Juana
Online
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Late-in-life authenticity can cast doubt on the reality of all previous experiences, destabilizing the foundation of selfhood.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Who am I — the foundational question?”

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