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When you become the spokesperson for an entire identity

I'm the only openly non-binary person at my conservative company and every diversity meeting feels like I'm supposed to represent all gender non-conforming people everywhere.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Someone struggles with the burden of representation and the isolation of being a singular voice for a complex community.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Gender non-conformity across cultures?”

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