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Employment
April 26, 2023 Being a lesbian and finding a job in Kosovo, I thought it would be impossible. It has been difficult to always wear an extra mask. A mask that weighed so much that it suffocated me. But do you know what was worse? Working in a family business, and having to wear that…
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Childhood
April 26, 2023 Growing up in a place where you have to deny yourself, in a place where love for you is forbidden, forbidden to the point where you’re punished by law for loving someone. Such a place that even banned Pride Parade for 100 years and where you’re punished even if you just hold…
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Coming Out
October 12, 2021 T.R. What does coming out mean? Coming out, also known as “Coming Out,” is the process of disclosing one’s sexual orientation and/or gender identity to one or a group of individuals such as family, society, coworkers, etc. Coming out is a phenomenon that has become common among LGBTIQ+ individuals as a result…
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Gender (non)binary
September 22, 2021 Donjet Behluli The influence of culture on everything related to gender is undeniable. From the day a person is born, they are immediately assigned a gender identity based on their sex. Then, they are expected to behave and do everything in accordance with the gender assigned to them as a baby. These…
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The other self
The other selfSeptember 15, 2021 Shend Badivuku When we find out that a gay couple has broken up, usually after two or three months of relationship, we hear reasons like “they were afraid of commitment” or “they needed to work on themselves”. While these are not reasons that straight couples don’t have, LGBTQ+ individuals face…