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Title: Ask Matt: Losing Visibility in the LGBTQ Community
Post by: Shana A on October 11, 2011, 10:26:54 AM
Ask Matt: Losing Visibility in the LGBTQ Community

October 6, 2011 by Matt Kailey

http://tranifesto.com/2011/10/06/ask-matt-losing-visibility-in-the-lgbtq-community/ (http://tranifesto.com/2011/10/06/ask-matt-losing-visibility-in-the-lgbtq-community/)

A reader writes: "One thing that's been on my mind and has begun to gnaw at me is the possibility of losing my visibility within the GLBTQ community.

"Once I have my top surgery in a few months, I'm scared that I'm going to be pegged as cis and straight. Is this something you were nervous about with your transition, and if so, how did you overcome it?"