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The Whiteness of ‘Coming Out’: Culture and Identity in the Disclosure Narrative
By Asiel Adan Sanchez — 2021
Ideas of visibility and the closet have largely been shaped by white America and the gay liberation movement of the 1970s. Refusing to subscribe to this narrative gives us space to connect with our gender, our culture and our sexuality on our own terms.
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