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When a partner's gender dysphoria reveals your cisgender assumptions

I used to think gender did not matter much but watching my partner struggle with dysphoria has shown me how much my cisgender experience has shaped my entire worldview.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Intimate proximity to gender distress is exposing the invisible foundations of your own identity and privilege.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Cisgender identity examined?”

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