---
id: "BB89CC4402"
date: "2020-03-05T23:08:01.560Z"
title: Thread by @alexand_erleon
description: Queer people don't grow up as ourselves, we grow up playing a version of ourselves that sacrifices authenticity for safety.
author: alexand_erleon
tags:
  - Childhood
  - Queerness
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  - https://twitter.com/alexand_erleon/status/1215568962139893760
---
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