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How to set boundaries when your identity becomes a teaching moment

I'm intersex and tired of people asking me to explain my body and my pronouns like I'm a walking educational opportunity.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The burden of representation transforms personal existence into unpaid labor for others' education.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Gender identity — full spectrum?”

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