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Scenario

How to Handle Family Members Who Won't Respect Your Identity

I'm trans and my grandmother keeps deadnaming me despite multiple conversations and I don't know whether to keep trying or protect myself by limiting contact.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The cost of maintaining family relationships forces impossible choices between authentic selfhood and belonging.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Care ethics — justice from relationship?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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