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Social Mobility… The American Dream 502

29Sep 2024September 29, 2024

The american dream to me means the ability to live a fulfilling and happy life without the cost of overworking and selling my body to a corporation and sacrificing my mental and physical health to achieve that. The american dream Read More …

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Social Mobility 502

26Sep 2024

I have not experienced social mobility in my personal life, but my mothers side of the family has experienced social mobility in the mid 1900’s. My family immigrated from italy in the early 1900s to escape the italian mafia, and Read More …

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Intersectionality 502

16Sep 2024September 16, 2024

My strongest identity among these is my gender. I think it’s the strongest because as a trans person, it’s the identity I’ve put the most time and effort into changing and effecting. Different elements of my identity shape my reality by Read More …

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Gender… if I was… 502

13Sep 2024September 13, 2024

My life would be completely different given being a different person. As a trans woman, I have been known to fantasize about a different life, one where im either not trans or born as a woman. This is not a Read More …

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Gender Sexuality 502

11Sep 2024

I have a complicated relationship with gender as a trans woman and someone who has existed on both sides of the “gender binary” for quite a while. My first memories of gender were very alienating. As a young boy, I Read More …

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Race 502

10Sep 2024September 10, 2024

There was no specific time and place where I became aware of my racial identity but I gradually got an idea of what race and racial identities are in grade school.  There hasn’t really been a moment where my racial identity Read More …

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Last Meal 502

04Sep 2024September 4, 2024

The last meal i ate was rice with a fried egg and kimchi at 9 am. It was at my girlfriends  apartment and it was served in a bowl. It was prepared with my girlfriend and it had spicy mayo on Read More …

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Social Class 502

26Aug 2024August 26, 2024

I would describe my social class as middle class. While I am white, AMAB, and come from a upper-middle class household, i am transgender and homosexual. These factors play a big role in how people view me and how i Read More …

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