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When coming out changes workplace relationships

I came out as trans at work and now my colleagues act like they're walking on eggshells around me, and I miss when we could just joke around normally.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Authentic self-disclosure can inadvertently create distance and discomfort in previously comfortable professional relationships.

Ideas that help explain it
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