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How to find community when your identity and politics create double rejection

I'm gay and Republican and feel like I don't belong anywhere—rejected by conservatives for who I am and by liberals for how I vote.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Complex identity intersections can leave individuals politically homeless when personal characteristics and policy preferences seem incompatible.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Political identity across cultures?”

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