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How to handle constant requests to educate others about your identity

I'm pansexual and my straight coworkers keep asking me to explain the difference between that and bisexual like I'm Wikipedia with a pulse.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Being treated as a walking encyclopedia rather than a person reduces your humanity to an educational opportunity for others' curiosity.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Bisexual and pansexual identity?”

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