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Passing for White and Straight

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December 10, 2013
Koa Beck's childhood photo - via Salon.com

 

"I'm neither straight nor white, but I'm frequently mistaken for both - and it's taught me a lot about privilege," writes Koa Beck in her personal essay Passing for White and Straight: How my looks hide my identity (12/8/2013 Salon.com). 

Read the full article here.