“Where are you really from?” – Is that a question you get no matter where in the world you find yourself? Let’s talk about reframing what it means to belong. - Sohni Patel, MSW
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All you have ever wanted is to feel like you belong. Like this world has space for you. Like you can live your truth whilst retaining your culture and traditions. But society wants to push you out. “You can’t be Indian and gay; You can’t be Muslim and queer; You can’t be Pakistani and trans; You can’t be you”. You feel a pressure to sacrifice parts of yourself. Either uphold your queerness or your culture, you are told there is no place for both. This is commonly the experience of queer South-Asian folks all over the world.
- Prerna Menon, LMSW, CTP
When you choose to be with someone, you’re committing to being with and holding space for everything that made them who they are, including their culture and race.
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