medium.com/@jessakrug/the-truth-and-the-anti-black-violence-of-my-lies-9a9621401f85
’Intention never matters more than impact. To say that I clearly have been battling some unaddressed mental health demons for my entire life, as both an adult and child, is obvious. Mental health issues likely explain why I assumed a false identity initially, as a youth, and why I continued and developed it for so long; the mental health professionals from whom I have been so belatedly seeking help assure me that this is a common response to some of the severe trauma that marked my early childhood and teen years.’
How does this apply to race but not biological sex? I know people don’t like to draw a comparison, my mind is struggling not to.