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Jenifer grew up surrounded by educators, her mother and grandmother just to name a few. I believe Jenifer tells us this so that her audience understands that her family was educated and that she came from a middle class family happy family. Jennifer grew up in Connecticut, but lived most of her adult life in lower east side New York, which in my opinion, could have been beneficial for her self-esteem and acceptance.
Walking down the street she is called sir by strangers, nevertheless, she doesn’t correct them as it causes to much attention and confusion, led by a multitude of questions. Her gender identification is not necessarily anybody’s business and my accepting the “sir” greeting she is alleviating a lot of undue stress and anxiety.

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