LibraryScenariosHow transition can complicate racial solidarity and belonging
Scenario

How transition can complicate racial solidarity and belonging

I transitioned at work and now my Black male colleagues treat me differently - some better, some worse - and I cannot tell if it is about gender or if they see me as abandoning some kind of solidarity.

Juana
Online
The coach is replying

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Your authentic self-expression has disrupted established group dynamics and assumed alliances.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Intersectionality in practice?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.