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Prairie Gates

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1. There is no true identity

Reply to Coventina (Original post)

Tue Feb 20, 2024, 10:02 PM

Feb 2024

There is only experience and desire, hardening into habit, sometimes breaking loose from it, sometimes shifting, sometimes not budging. The myth of the true identity - the authentic self - was politically expedient, but is now poltiically damaging. Throw it overboard.

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I attended a seminar about LGBTQ+, focusing on the trans community. [View all] Coventina Feb 2024 OP

There is no true identity Prairie Gates Feb 2024 #1

Right on, we need to stand up for all who are mistreated just for being who they are. MLAA Feb 2024 #2

Lemme say this vercetti2021 Feb 2024 #3

100% Coventina Feb 2024 #4

They Think Trans People Want To Go Into Girls' Restrooms And Ogle Them Because........ ChoppinBroccoli Feb 2024 #5

K&R (nt) LostOne4Ever Feb 2024 #6