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Scenario

How to navigate cross-cultural relationships when your identity gets exoticized

I present as masculine but I am fa'afafine and my white girlfriend keeps asking me to explain myself in ways that make me feel like a museum exhibit.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Intimate relationships become sites of cultural translation where the burden of education can eclipse genuine connection.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Pacific gender diversity?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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