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Why biphobic jokes from friends hurt more than from strangers

My college roommate keeps making jokes about me being 'greedy' because I'm attracted to multiple genders and I'm starting to internalize that maybe I am asking for too much.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Casual cruelty from those close to you plants seeds of self-doubt that can grow into internalized shame about your natural capacity for love.

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