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In the reading, How to Tame a Wild Tongue by Gloria Anzaldua, she expresses her identity struggle in American society. This identity struggle is how she speaks a different language; Spanish. Because Gloria speaks a different language, she ostracized or discriminated against in her school, family and work. But that does not matter to her because “Until (she) can take pride in (her) language, (she) cannot take pride in (herself)(211)”. This is what makes her so convincing because she will stand up for what she believes in despite the downfalls. Although this may not directing towards my topic, I believe this could support and have a connection to my topic because we both share the goal--to have their own identity. Just like Anzaldua, the transgender

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