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When others want to rank your identities

I'm gay and Indian and my therapist keeps wanting to talk about which identity is harder and I wish I could make her understand they're not separate problems.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The demand to prioritize aspects of selfhood reveals how poorly others understand the integrated nature of lived experience.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with The hyphenated identity and belonging?”

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