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\u00a0gender and sexuality. Every other aspect of my identity was hard to define. I definitely know there have been very strong influences in my life that have made me who I am but putting those experiences in a box was hard.<\/p>\nI will be honest, gender has always confused me. Because I don’t know much about it, I’ve always just assumed that gender and sexuality were in the same category. \u00a0I now know that they are not. The chart I would use to define me is the unicorn chart. Besides the pretty visuals, it sums up how I look at gender. I look at things through attraction and feelings. This chart seems to do the best with aligning with my views.<\/p>\n
In writing my own chart the easiest thing to me was outlining my<\/p>\n
\u00a0gender and sexuality. Every other aspect of my identity was hard to define. I definitely know there have been very strong influences in my life that have made me who I am but putting those experiences in a box was hard.<\/p>\n
The biggest influence that has contributed to who I am is my family. I have very few memories before the age of 9 but the ones that I do have are very vivid and distinct. I wrote on my chart that my sister is my best friend and she did raise me for a portion of my life. At the time that she was taking care of me I was in the bond developing stage of my life. Because it was just me and her I created very strong attachment issues as well as a very strong level of independence. Those traits have carried through into my adult life. The next big influence on me is my roots. My culture, my heritage, and the area that I grew up is a big deal to me. Growing up in the Caribbean and coming from a Caribbean American family gives me a very specific values. I value my traditions and carry that over into every aspect of my life.\u00a0The last thing that I feel greatly influenced me is my spirituality. Going to catholic school for majority of my life really made me disagree with organized religion. On top of that my grandmother is a minister. Having religion forced onto me really made me want to branch out on my own and find my own lane in spirituality. I started exploring and found what made me most comfortable and relaxed. Going through the process of writing all of these things out has really given me a better understanding of myself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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