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When partners don't understand cultural stakes of coming out

My girlfriend wants me to come out to my traditional Korean parents but she does not understand that I could lose my entire extended family and cultural community.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Romantic relationships can struggle when partners cannot comprehend the full social cost of visibility.

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