I want to send out a heartfelt thanks for Pride (both the month and the ongoing life practice).
Here’s the thing: I’m cisgender, heterosexual, and male. I’m also gender-nonconforming enough to have experienced misunderstanding, disapproval, pressure, and bullying for not fitting neatly in the gender boxes other people have in their minds for me. My life has been a very fortunate life in many ways, but this particular things has caused me a lot of harm over the years.
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