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When internalized shame affects family building decisions

My partner wants to adopt children together but I worry about subjecting kids to discrimination when I still struggle with internalized homophobia myself.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Self-acceptance remains incomplete when the desire to protect others reveals ongoing internal prejudice.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Gay and lesbian identity across cultures?”

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