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“I identify as a ciswoman, who is bisexual and polyamorous. When I was 13 years old, I realised that I am attracted to people of my own and other genders. When I spoke to my twin sister about it, she asked me if I was a lesbian, and since I didn’t relate to that identity and was not ready to handle the prejudice associated with being queer, I denied it. At the time I had no language to express what I was feeling because there were no conversations regarding gender or sexuality. But I did see the intrinsic homophobia and transphobia that existed in the form of bullying kids who were different. This made it even more difficult for me to accept my reality.
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة August - September, 2021 من Cosmopolitan India.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
بالفعل مشترك ? تسجيل الدخول
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة August - September, 2021 من Cosmopolitan India.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
بالفعل مشترك? تسجيل الدخول
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