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We all become what we pretend to be.
To me, this is not a warning, but rather an encouraging promise.
I came into the world of cosplay and costuming before I ever came out as queer.
In high school, my friends and I went to an English country dance where Regency-era costumes were encouraged.
For one night, I could pretend I belonged to a different world.
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I was isolated from my own true self and therefore, from others, too.
Once I entered the costuming world, however, I felt validated for the first time.
The way you dress and present yourself can be a really powerful expression of identity, says therapistLauren Zettler.
And as a queer person, Ive found this feeling utterly priceless.
No harm, no foul; I can take it off and try another.
I dont need to box myself into one strict genre or key in.
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