< Translator’s note: The original formatting of the stories has been preserved. The translations aim to remain as close as possible to each author's original wording and expression.

 

My dad, when I was a child/teenager, always told me to change clothes in front of him. When I grew up, and he knows that I like girls, he can walk around naked in front of me, because supposedly I’m not interested anyway — but what if I suddenly change my mind and become normal.

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Alisa, 26 years old; story shared in 2024 as part of the campaign “16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence.”