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Being an authentic ally

She considered herself an LGBTQ ally, albeit a passive one, as she lived her life in a very conservative community. Then her husband revealed he was transgender.

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Read about one woman's transformative journey to becoming an authentic ally and support for her spouse.

Journey to authenticity: Being a LGBT ally, yet feeling like a fraud

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Anonymous. (2016, July 6). Journey to Authenticity: Being an LGBT ally yet feeling like a fraud. Catalyst. https://www.catalyst.org/2016/07/06/journey-to-authenticity-being-a-lgbt-ally-yet-feeling-like-a-fraud/

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Being an authentic ally

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Gender Identity Our core sense of who we are as a man, a woman, a mixture of both, or neither.

Gender Expression How we show up in the world through choices like clothing, hair style, mannerisms or tone of voice.

Attraction How we feel toward others sexually, romantically and/or emotionally.

Biological Sex Physical attributes such as reproductive organs and genitalia, chromosomes, genes and hormone levels.

Being an authentic ally

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References:

Dee

Gender Identity Our core sense of who we are as a man, a woman, a mixture of both, or neither.

Gender Expression How we show up in the world through choices like clothing, hair style, mannerisms or tone of voice.

Attraction How we feel toward others sexually, romantically and/or emotionally.

Biological Sex Physical attributes such as reproductive organs and genitalia, chromosomes, genes and hormone levels.

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