“I have decided that I want to proudly embrace and display all aspects of my identity, and there is no way to do that unless I also embrace the conflict. And, though it’s a daily effort, I recognize that how the world sees me almost never translates to who I am. Mainly, I am not half of anything. Not half straight, not half gay, not half Brazilian, and not half Portuguese. Everything I am, I am entirely. And even when doubt comes knocking, I take comfort in knowing that No Man’s Land isn’t a lonely place. There are a lot of us here.”

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