People who think there isn't a single person in this world without a minority aspect

Once upon a time, in a mountain village, there lived a young person named Mitsume. Mitsume had a mysterious power: they could see the "little differences" in people's hearts.
Mitsume would always say, "There is no one in this world who is exactly the same. Everyone has some kind of difference."
One day, a meeting was held in the village to decide what was "normal." The villagers wanted to determine a "normal way of life."
Mitsume stood up and said,
"Please wait. Let me tell you what I have seen."
And so, Mitsume began to talk about the villagers.
"Ken the carpenter uses special tools because he is left-handed.
Ume, who is a great cook, is actually troubled by being too sensitive to smells.
Taro, who is usually energetic, is afraid of being alone at night.
Hanako, who is always smiling, is not good with crowds.
Even the village chief has trouble reading text."
The villagers were surprised. They realized that everyone had some kind of "difference."
"I can't wake up early," one person said.
"I'm not good with numbers," another person confessed.
"Actually, I'm afraid of the dark," yet another person confided.
Then, something mysterious happened. As the villagers began to talk about their own "differences," they started to understand and help each other.
The left-handed carpenter taught a left-handed child how to use tools,
The sensitive Ume cooked gentle meals for those who were similarly sensitive,
And Taro, who is afraid of the night, and Hanako, who is not good with crowds, shared their feelings with each other.
Later, Mitsume spoke to the villagers like this:
"Everyone has some kind of difference. That is not a weakness, but what makes them who they are. By acknowledging those differences and supporting each other, we can live more enriched lives."
And so, the proverb "Differences are individuality, differences are treasures" spread from this village.
And they lived happily ever after.
That was the preface to the 915th Namonai Interview, written on October 14, 2024, at 4:54 PM, by someone who thinks that!!!!!!!
[Preface: qbc / Yasuhiro Kuribayashi (Writer / Organizer of Namonai Interview)]

Our guest this time is Kinoko!

Age: Unknown
Gender: Genderqueer (Non-binary)
Occupation: Place-maker / Public Relations at Luna Inc.

Current state: I think it's a huge waste to try hard in the wrong direction and end up wasting time. But I don't think I can figure out the right direction or take action all by myself.

Imagine:
What does Kinoko-san do right now?

Kinoko:
What do I do... I wonder. That's a difficult question from the start.

Imagine:
(Laughs)

Kinoko:
I do various things, but one of them is writing. I make writing a part of my livelihood.

Imagine:
Anything else?

Kinoko:
Other than that, I call myself a "place-maker." I plan and manage events, and I also run several share houses to create places for people to live.
There is also another axis as a company employee; I work in PR for a company called Luna, which is a matching site for people who like SM.

Imagine:
Is there anything else?

Kinoko:
That's about it, I think. Also, I often introduce myself as a traveler or a nomad worker.

Imagine:
Which one of these do you spend the most time on?

Kinoko:
I think writing is the title I've used for the longest time. Being a place-maker has also been for quite a while, but I feel like writing has been the longest in terms of identity.

Imagine:
What kind of things do you write about specifically?

Kinoko:
I've published books, and I often focus on themes like polyamory, LGBT issues, gender, and sexuality. I also often write about partnerships and communication.

Imagine:
When did you start doing this? As an activity.

Kinoko:
I think it's been over 10 years now. I debuted as a writer when I received an offer to serialize on a platform called cakes. That was in 2016, I believe, and I've been writing since then.

Imagine:
What kind of book did you write?

Kinoko:
I wrote a book about polyamory titled "I Have Two Lovers: The Polyamorous Way of Life."

Imagine:
Are you currently writing anything in particular?

Kinoko:
I am still doing some writing. I have a series in a media outlet for the LGBT community. Also, as a writer, I write articles for marketing and cryptocurrency media, so I'm doing things like that too.

Imagine:
I see. May I ask what led you to that?

Kinoko:
The reason I decided to write a book on the theme of polyamory, or rather, to start sharing information about it in the first place... I've been sharing my experiences as a polyamorous person for over 10 years now. It felt like I was able to publish a book as a culmination of that content.
I had been holding exchange meetings for people interested in polyamory for a long time, and that caught the eye of a media outlet called cakes. The editor-in-chief of cakes came to an event, and that's how I was offered the series.
Since I've been holding these meetings to talk about love and discuss worries with various people about being polyamorous, the process was that what I thought about, researched, and discussed during those times was compiled into a book.

Imagine:
I see. By the way, I'd also like to ask about your other job as a company employee. You mentioned you were in public relations, but what kind of company is Luna?

Kinoko:
Luna is a matching site for people with specific sexual preferences, such as SM or what is called Kinky. Even though it's called matching, it's not limited to romantic matching or one-on-one encounters between men and women; it's more like community building. It's a company that operates a matching site, or rather a community site, that includes things like making friends or interacting with everyone to become companions.
I started getting involved around February 2024, and now I work as a full-time employee in public relations.

Imagine:
What led you to join this company?

Kinoko:
There is a person named Hino-san who is the representative of our company, and I actually learned about this media, 'Namumeijin Interview' (Unknown Person Interview), from him in the first place.
That Hino-san previously appeared on a YouTube program called 'Reiwa no Tora'. In it, he talked about things like 'What is SM, what is Kinky' and 'Luna is this kind of company,' and he also mentioned that he himself lives as a polyamorous person, so I became interested, thinking, 'Oh, there's someone with the same attributes as me,' and from there we connected on social media and started talking.
That company, Luna, holds regular events called Luna Bar, so I went there and introduced myself in person. That's how the connection was made and it led to my hiring.

Imagine:
How is it for you, actually being involved in it yourself?

Kinoko:
There are difficult and challenging things, but basically, regardless of whether it's about polyamory or LGBT issues, I've always loved the world of SM and Kinky and have played in that world for a long time. However, I didn't think it was something I could talk about openly with people.
In the first place, I was quite surprised that they created a company with the theme of SM and Kinky and are doing it as a business head-on. I realized they are doing business very seriously and properly, and I find that aspect extremely interesting as well.
Since the theme is what it is, I don't think it's a business that will gain understanding or empathy from everyone. But precisely because of that, I feel it's rewarding and interesting.

Imagine:
Actually, when you say public relations, what kind of things do you do?

Kinoko:
My main job is to connect the company with the media. I write press releases to solicit coverage from the media, and I also contact media people directly to ask if they would like to cover our company. I create those connections and disseminate information.
In that sense, I think it's similar to the various information dissemination I've been doing as a polyamorous person for over a decade.

Imagine:
How do you feel about it, in terms of your emotions? Doing that as a job at a company.

Kinoko:
It feels strange, in a way. When I was sharing information about polyamory and LGBT issues in my private life, I was the one involved, and the focus was on talking about myself.
Now, when I talk about the business as Luna, or say things like 'Luna's users are these kinds of people, and Luna is for these kinds of people,' it's no use just talking about my own feelings.Rather than that, I need to talk a lot about things other than myself, like 'People who like SM and Kinky people have these kinds of troubles, they have these kinds of worries regarding matching, and Luna is trying to respond to that in this way.'
Understanding the so-called Luna users, understanding the thoughts of the representative, Hino-san—that kind of 'becoming a spokesperson' role is required as a job, more so than just talking as someone involved. So, even though receiving interviews and talking is the same, who I'm talking about and what kind of story I'm telling is different in some ways.
I still don't think I'm doing it perfectly yet.

Imagine:
Is there anything you've newly realized since you started working?

Kinoko:
Simply put, I have over 10 years of experience in 'receiving interviews,' so I'm used to it.
But interviews as a polyamorous person were always interviews I was offered, so honestly, going out and saying 'Please do this kind of interview' and getting them to cover me is a completely different story. I still feel the difficulty in that.
As a job, I still don't know how to say things like 'I want to be on TV' or 'I want to be interviewed' in a way that gets them to cover me or get them interested, so I find it difficult.

Imagine:
By the way, I'd also like to ask about your own personality, Kinoko-san. What kind of person are you?

Kinoko:
In a word, 'curious.' What people often say about me is that I'm 'dead serious.'

Imagine:
In what way?

Kinoko:
Being curious means that I have a huge interest in everything I don't know, like things I've never done, things I've never seen, people I've never met, places I've never been, and so on.
Of course, I have my likes and dislikes, and there are plenty of things that were boring when I tried them. But, there is a huge value in knowing things I didn't know, or rather, a sense that life is becoming richer. Rather than it being good or bad, it's like 'not knowing things is interesting,' so I move driven by curiosity.

Imagine:
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Kinoko:
Also, regarding being 'dead serious,' I'm quite good at steadily continuing things I've decided on.Since I'm the type who doesn't find effort painful, I like muscle training, and I also study alone by reading books.
I basically really like thinking, so I dig deep into my thoughts alone. Sometimes people tell me, 'You think about things too hard.'I wasn't really aware of it myself, but as everyone kept calling me 'dead serious,' I came to understand it through others, like, 'Oh, so this is what being dead serious is.' That's my perception of it.

Imagine:
By the way, what kind of things have you been thinking about lately?

Kinoko:
Well, Luna's work is inevitably the center of my life right now. So, I'm thinking about things like, 'What does it mean to understand a user, and how can I do it?' day and night.
Basically, I believe that you can't truly understand others, and that everyone is a different person.Since I am a person with various minority traits, I have lived feeling the inability to understand or empathize with others very strongly. So, even when people talk about 'user understanding,' I reflexively think, 'No, it's impossible to understand others.'
But, since it's my job, I have to do it, and I do think that understanding isn't about feeling the same way, but rather more about observation and analysis.
Even so, I think a lot about how I should go about it.

Imagine:
Is thinking about that something you often do in your own time, by yourself?

Kinoko:
No, I'm not the type to assume that what I've thought of is correct, so I try to have Hino-san and the people around me act as a sounding board as much as possible.Even when I think alone, I don't keep it to myself for long; I think a little, have them act as a sounding board, and once I've made a little progress, I have them act as a sounding board again. I try to put things out there frequently.
I think it's a huge waste to work hard in the wrong direction and waste time. But since I don't think I can figure out the right direction or take action all by myself,I make sure to ask, 'I'm working hard in this direction, but is this right?'

Imagine:
Yeah, yeah, thank you.

Past: I found the word 'polyamory,' but at the time I couldn't imagine that I could practice polyamory, so I immediately suppressed that feeling of having 'found' it.

Imagine:
Then, moving on, I'd like to hear about your past. What kind of child were you in your childhood?

Kinoko:
In my childhood, I was also very curious.
I would do things that no one could imagine, and it seems my mother was constantly surprised.
An episode my mother still often tells people as an example of how 'this child was very unusual' is from when I had just started elementary school. I told my mother, 'I made the garden beautiful.' When my mother went to see if I had cleaned the garden, I had scattered and covered the entire garden with flower petals.
Also, I had wrapped yarn around the garden trees to make them colorful.My mother didn't get angry at things like that, but she was just completely surprised. I feel like something about me was different from everyone else from the beginning.

I wasn't shy at all, either. I was truly full of curiosity, and people would often tell me things like, 'You'd follow anyone and get kidnapped.'
My parents' home is a dental clinic, and both my parents worked as dentists. When I was little, it seems they would let me play in the clinic's waiting room. The patients who came would take turns holding me and soothing me. They would read picture books to me. I thought that was normal, and I would ask strangers, 'Please read me a picture book.' I've heard from my mother that I was such a friendly child who wasn't shy at all.

Imagine:
Do you remember what kind of things you liked?

Kinoko:
I would call it exploration or adventure, and I would sneak into various places. The area around my parents' home is rural, and dairy farming and strawberry cultivation are particularly popular, so there were many greenhouses and barns. I would sneak into those places to look at the cows or go into the greenhouses to play with the strawberries.
I would scurry into all sorts of places. I would go into ditches to catch crayfish, things like that.

Imagine:
Do you have any fun memories from when you were a little older, like in elementary school?

Kinoko:
Once I was in elementary school, I was a child who read a ton of books. I didn't really have friends. I didn't even want friends. I would just read books in the school library.
Because I was a very picky eater, I couldn't finish everything during lunch, but since I wasn't allowed to go outside to play during lunch break unless I finished eating, I would stay in the classroom and eat, but I would munch away while reading a book.

Also, since I was in elementary school, due to my mother's wishes, I went to cram schools and took lessons a lot, so there were few times I went to friends' houses or friends came to my house. It was like I was either just reading books, or taking various lessons like piano, swimming, calligraphy, or English conversation. Or going to cram school.

Imagine:
What kind of books did you like?

Kinoko:
I think I liked essays. I also quite liked reading dictionaries and encyclopedias. I would just read things like Chinese character dictionaries, Japanese dictionaries, proverb dictionaries, and four-character idiom dictionaries.
Also, I was made to go to Kumon since I was little, and I remember reading teaching materials like haiku cards published by Kumon. So, somehow, a lot of haiku and proverbs got stuck in my head.

I wasn't really allowed to read manga. There were only manga by really old, classic, great manga artists like Osamu Tezuka in the house. At the dental clinic, there were weekly and monthly manga magazines like Jump and Margaret, but since it was a house where I would get scolded if I kept reading those, I didn't read much manga.
I didn't read many novels when I was little, either. I think it was after I became a junior high student that I started reading a lot of novels.

Imagine:
Do you have any favorite novels?

Kinoko:
I really love Natsume Soseki.

Imagine:
Which one do you like?

Kinoko:
It's a bit obscure, but there's a short story collection called 'Ten Nights of Dreams'. It contains ten mysterious, fantastic, and strange stories that don't really have a climax or a resolution, and I absolutely love it. I don't know how many times I've read it. Natsume Soseki has a unique way of using onomatopoeia and mimetic words, which left a huge impression on me. Even though he's an old literary master, I kept thinking how innovative his expressions were while reading.

Imagine:
When you got a little older, like in high school, what kind of things were you struggling with or enjoying?

Kinoko:
I feel like my life changed quite a bit after I entered middle school. Up until elementary school, I went to public schools, but I took entrance exams and started attending a private girls' middle and high school. At that time, I had what you might call a sexual awakening, and
I started to gradually realize that my sexuality and gender were different from others. That's why the unique, highly uniform world of an all-girls school was incredibly painful for me.I still feel like those six years I spent at that girls' school were the dark history of my life. Everyone wore the same sailor uniform and had similar hairstyles. I just couldn't fit in with those mysterious behaviors common in girls' schools, like eating lunch in groups, moving between classrooms together, or going to the bathroom together. I thought it was really gross, so I was always on my own. When I was alone, people would point fingers behind my back, saying things like, 'That girl is a bit weird.' So, I had no choice but to read books or draw pictures.

I had loved drawing since I was in elementary school, but around middle school, I started making fanzines and selling them at exhibitions. I think I lived what you would call an 'otaku' life back then in middle and high school.

On the other hand, I wondered if I might be a lesbian who likes women, so I read various books to study. But at the same time, when I wrote or read fanzines, I had this feeling that 'the world of BL and the world of male homosexuality are somehow different.' BL feels like a fantasy, but I was interested in how actual gay men lived, so I read various books. I realized my minority aspects as an LGBT person in various ways. Also, doing fanzine activities was much less socially accepted back then compared to now.

Being an otaku who drew pictures and read or bought fanzines was also a minority, and it wasn't a very cool hobby. So, I spent my time feeling that minority aspect.

Those various things were indeed painful, and I was always told that I was strange or different, but since it was a college-prep school, as long as I could study, I was somewhat respected. I was extremely good at Japanese-related subjects, so I feel like I was in a mysterious position where I was a weirdo but still held in some regard.

Imagine:
Where did your awareness as an LGBTQ person start to sprout from?

Kinoko:
I had been drawing manga and pictures since my first year of middle school, and there was a girl in my class who was incredibly good at drawing. Her art was so wonderful that I fell in love with her. In the end, I liked her for all six years of middle and high school. At that time, I felt that 'this feeling of liking women is not the majority.'

Fortunately, there were books about LGBT issues and sex education books like one titled 'Our SEX' at home since I was in the fifth grade, and my mother let me read them.
Because I was able to gain knowledge from books early on about what LGBT is or what to be careful about regarding sex, I didn't feel very confused when I thought I might be an LGBT person myself. It was more like, 'Oh, that's the thing I read about in that book.' I think that's how it felt.

Imagine:
You mentioned polyamory earlier, but was it the LGBTQ aspect that led you to that way of thinking?

Kinoko:
I learned the word 'polyamory' when I was 18, in my first year of university, so it was a bit later. But after learning the word and looking back on my life, I realized that I had liked several people even in elementary school, and I certainly liked several girls in middle school too. I didn't know it at the time because I didn't know the word 'polyamory,' but after learning the word at 18 and looking back, I realized later that the polyamorous nature was indeed within me.

Imagine:
How did you feel the moment you realized that it was something with a name, a category so to speak?

Kinoko:
Right now, I feel like I can label my sexuality with several terms, such as pansexual or quoiromantic. I didn't really worry about what kind of attributes the people I like have, whether they are the same sex or the opposite sex. Since I had been reading proper books from a young age, I didn't feel surprised when I thought I might be one of them, feeling like, 'So this is the world of homosexuality I read about in that book.' But regarding polyamory, there weren't any such books in front of me.
My experiences, feelings, and realizations came first, and the word came later when I was struggling, wondering what this was. So, the shock I felt when I encountered the word 'polyamory,' or that feeling of being struck by lightning like 'This is it!', was very strong.

Imagine:
What kind of emotion is that shock, specifically?

Kinoko:
In the context of philosophy, people often use the expression 'Eureka!' to mean 'I found it' or 'I understand,' and I think that expression fits perfectly. It was like, 'This was it!' I found the word 'polyamory' on Wikipedia when I was 18. At that time, I was worried about whether liking multiple people was a mental illness, so when I encountered the word 'polyamory,' I was truly shocked, like 'Eureka! I found it! This was it!', and I thought it was amazing. But the next moment, I also felt, 'No, but this is too ideal, it's like a flower on a high peak, and there's no way I can live like this. It's impossible in Japan.' I found it, but I didn't think I could reach it. I had that feeling simultaneously regarding the concept of polyamory.

I found the word 'polyamory,' but I didn't think I could practice it at the time, so I had the reality of immediately suppressing that feeling of having found it.

Imagine:
How did you end up writing a book from there?

Kinoko:
I had encountered the concept of polyamory once, but I suppressed it, thinking, 'No, this is something I can't do even if I try.' I tried hard for about 10 years, thinking, 'I should date one-on-one and get married, so I have to correct myself.' In the end, I couldn't stop liking multiple people, and I couldn't just let it be a one-sided crush if I liked someone.
But I couldn't properly come out as a polyamorist or explain it to my partner and get their consent, so I ended up living a life of sneaking around and cheating. I couldn't stop, but I wasn't doing it because it was fun.
Feeling like that, I hated myself for only being able to live this way. Even if I tried to fix or correct myself, there was a feeling that nothing could be done.I hated myself, but while doing things that made me hate myself, I felt like I had no choice but to keep living. That continued for about 10 years. Finally, I thought, 'If I get married, I'll surely be able to fix this part of myself,' so I got married, but I couldn't stop myself from having affairs, so when I had my third affair, I reached my limit and got divorced at 28.

At the time of my divorce, 10 years had passed since I was 18. I was tired of hating myself and wanting to stop. Every time I cheated, I hurt myself, my main partner, and the person I was having an affair with. I didn't want to live anymore, repeating that, hurting people, and getting hurt myself, but I couldn't stop it.
When I thought, 'I don't want to live like this anymore,' I felt I had no choice but to challenge that way of life, polyamory, that I had learned about 10 years ago! It wasn't exactly a last stand, but I was pushed to the point where I felt, 'This is the only way I can live, otherwise I have no choice but to die.'
From there, I was quite desperate, or perhaps reckless, feeling like, 'I don't care what happens anymore.'

Imagine:
Yeah, yeah.

Kinoko:
By getting divorced, I felt like I had fallen out of a life where I was living while mimicking a so-called majority.Those ten years taught me that trying to become a majority is impossible.
By getting divorced, I also felt like I finally gave up on that.The idea of trying to fix or correct myself, like 'I tried for 10 years and it didn't work, so it's hopeless, right?' Instead of that, it's better to forgive and accept myself and live my life, since I only have one life to live.
Even if opening up about myself like that means people hate me or I can't associate with anyone. I thought maybe I would die alone, but even if that happens, I'd rather live a life where I don't lie to anyone anymore, since I was born into this life, and I'd rather die that way.
From there, I came out to my partner at the time that I wanted to live as a polyamorist, and although there was a lot of fighting and discussion, that happened.
Since my divorce, I've been openly sharing that I live as a polyamorist, and I feel like I'm finding and connecting with similar people.

Imagine:
How is it? Your current emotions, or how you feel.

Kinoko:
The feeling of it being over when I got divorced, or that 'Oh, I'm done for' feeling, even now when I remember it, it's like 'That was tough, me back then'.But since things are going well and I'm living happily now, looking back, I feel like 'I didn't have to be so desperate'.
But I'm glad that back then, I was able to become desperate and think, 'Whatever happens, it can't be helped'.When I look back at my past self, I think that. I think there are many people who are suffering because they can't become desperate or break through and just stop caring about what happens.

Imagine:
Yeah, yeah.

Kinoko:
Back then, I became desperate. And I think that's why I have the life I have now where things are working out.

Imagine:
I see.

Future: Even if it's not in the context of polyamory, SM, or Kinky, it could be a hobby or anything, I hope more people will be able to share about it themselves, gather like-minded people, and create communities.

Imagine:
Looking ahead 5 or 10 years, even to the point of your own death, how do you imagine the future, Kinoko-san?

Kinoko:
In the future, at least regarding polyamory, SM, or Kinky, I feel like awareness is gradually increasing, and we've been able to create a society where it's easier to talk openly about it.
However, it's still difficult for minorities to talk about themselves with peace of mind and find partners without being denied by anyone, so I want to work hard to make that easier.

Imagine:
I ask this 'what if' question, but may I ask what kind of life you would be living if the concept of polyamory didn't exist?

Kinoko:
If that word and concept didn't exist, it means I wouldn't have been able to come this far with that word as my support, so I probably would have continued to hate myself, thinking 'I'm promiscuous' or 'I have a mental illness.' I would have lived believing that if you like multiple people, there are only two choices: 'cheat or endure.' Given my personality, I probably couldn't have endured without cheating, but if I cheated, it would always be found out, and I think I would have repeated the cycle of hurting others, hurting myself, and ruining relationships.
In my case, I divorced after a year and a half of marriage, but I feel like I would never have been able to go in the direction of breaking through after the divorce or becoming desperate and thinking, 'Let's try opening up about myself.'
I think I would have followed the same route up to the divorce, but after that, I would have continued to hate and blame myself, and maybe I would have died. I feel like I would never have reached the point of self-acceptance like I have now.If the concept of polyamory didn't exist, I don't feel like I'd be alive right now.

Imagine:
Do you have anything you'd like to try in the near future?

Kinoko:
I don't know if it's the near future, but... whether it's polyamory, SM, or Kinky, I feel like the number of people who want to share about it, create communities, or gather like-minded people is gradually increasing. I want to help those people create their own communities and gather like-minded people.
Even if it's not in the context of polyamory, SM, or Kinky, it could be a hobby or anything, I hope more people will be able to share about it themselves, gather like-minded people, and create communities.

Imagine:
Is there anything else?

Kinoko:
For me, I find it interesting that polyamory, SM, and Kinky are themes that surprise people at first. Compared to the theme of LGBT as a whole,polyamory, SM, and Kinky are themes that can be shocking to some people, so I think there is also an interest in talking about that difficulty.

Imagine:
We're running out of time, so finally, whether it's a message to the readers, some promotion, or something like a will for yourself, if you have anything left to say, please go ahead.

Kinoko:
As for what I want to convey to those who read this,there isn't a single person in this world without a minority aspect. Regardless of gender or sexuality, even if you aren't LGBT or polyamorous, I think everyone has a minority aspect in various ways, such as people with illnesses or disabilities, people with unusual hobbies, people with unusual jobs, or people with niche family environments.
But I don't think there is any sense in which that minority aspect is truly unique to you alone in the world.
And connecting with people based on that minority aspect is much easier now than it used to be, thanks to social media and the internet. It's also easier now to share about yourself while maintaining anonymity. If it's something you're proud of, that's totally fine, but if you're struggling or worried about it, or if you want to consult someone but don't know who to tell... I think you should just release it into the sea of the internet.If you do that, you might surprisingly find similar people, connect with them, and make friends.
In such cases, sharing and finding friends to create a community is far easier than it used to be, so I hope many people will try to create communities. If you want to create a community but don't know how, if you consult me, I think I can help in some way. I wanted to say that I'd like you to reach out.

Imagine:
Thank you.

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Afterword

I sometimes think that living as your true self is wonderful, but at the same time, it takes a tremendous amount of courage. I suppose the first step is to be near people who cherish that version of you.

[Interview/Afterword: Imagine]

[Editing: mii]

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