Stigma and discrimination combined with minority stress, and cultural and social norms that give preference to heterosexuality, cisgenderism and endosexism, are some of the root causes that contribute to these health inequalities.

And they’ve taken a fancy to me, Aunt said. Kitto and the others. That means they like me.

The premise was that too little shame is just as bad as too much shame, but there is a happy medium, which he termed “shamesome”.

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