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When hijra community structures become exploitative

The hijra guru who took me in is demanding more money than I can earn and threatening to kick me out if I do not pay.

Juana
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The coach is replying

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Power dynamics within marginalized communities can replicate the very oppression they seek to escape.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

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