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When gender affirmation comes through unwanted experiences

I'm a trans woman and I got catcalled for the first time yesterday and I felt simultaneously validated and violated and I don't know what to do with these conflicting emotions.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Recognition of identity arrives wrapped in harm, complicating the simple joy of being seen.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Transgender experience and identity?”

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