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When you don't fit neatly into any community

I pass as cisgender most of the time but in queer spaces I feel like I'm not trans enough and in straight spaces I feel like I'm lying about who I am.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Someone experiences the isolation of existing between identities, finding full acceptance in neither mainstream nor marginalized communities.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Gender non-conformity across cultures?”

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