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When bodily experiences conflict with community narratives

My period makes me feel dysphoric but my feminist friends keep talking about menstruation as this beautiful connection to womanhood and I can't relate at all.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Someone experiences alienation from both their physical reality and the communities that celebrate what causes them distress.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Gender non-conformity across cultures?”

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