A 2013 study found that LGBTQ+ students reported worse depressive symptoms, higher stress, lower self-esteem, etc.
so it is understandablethat multiple experiences of marginalizationmay increase related challenges.
Due to sensory overload andticattacks, I cant handle bars or parades."
Verywell / Zoe Hansen
Boyle explains that she often feels as if she has to choose among her identities.
Lara Boyle
I want to celebrate all of my identities but usually I just feel left out.
Tallie highlights, “Often, we think of a unified LGBTQIA+ identity.
T.J. Tallie, PhD
Often, we think of a unified LGBTQIA+ identity.
It is why Bailey highlights gaps in policies that fail to take queer realities into account.
), and the default mode for the rest of the world is heteronormative.”
Thomas explains, “Patrick Johnson says ‘Blackness is queerness.’
My identities affect everything.
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