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When sexual identity conflicts with social expectations

My kothi identity feels right but I also want to get married to a woman someday and I cannot reconcile these two desires.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Internal desires can exist in tension with both authentic self-expression and conventional life paths.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with South Asian gender diversity — hijra and kothi?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.