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When family acceptance comes with conditions

I transitioned two years ago and my extended family still uses my old name and pronouns and I do not know if pushing back will lose me the only family connection I have left.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The fear of complete rejection can trap individuals in partial acceptance, where love is offered only to a version of themselves that no longer exists.

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