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Scenario

When Family Traditions Conflict with Sexual Identity

My parents want me to have an arranged marriage to preserve our traditions but I am gay, and I do not know how to honor my family without destroying myself.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The demand to preserve cultural practices collides with authentic self-expression, creating an impossible choice between family acceptance and personal truth.

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 Cultural assimilation vs. preservation?”

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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