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When identity privilege creates survivor guilt

I'm bisexual but I pass as straight in my conservative hometown, and I feel guilty for having safety my openly gay friends don't have.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The ability to hide stigmatized identities provides safety at the cost of authenticity and solidarity with those who cannot or will not hide.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Fairness — what every civilization concluded?”

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