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How to process grief for lost heterosexual privilege

I love my girlfriend but I miss the social ease of straight relationships and feel guilty for mourning privileges I voluntarily gave up.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Authentic living sometimes requires mourning the social advantages that come with conformity.

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