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Director of Audience Development @condenast. Student loan funeral photoshoot chick. Latina. Aspiring memoirist.

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Trans Gen Zers Are No Stranger to Family Estrangement. Here’s How Some Are Coping

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By Mandy Velez 
| Them
This story originally appeared on Teen Vogue. Read an excerpt below. *Indicates that names have been changed for privacy. TikTok creator Gabbi Hegedus says she hasn't spoken to her biological father in five and a half years. He had been in and out of her life since she was 3 years old, when her parents separated. When Hegedus went to college, she says he stopped reaching out to her completely. "Me reaching out to him and just never getting a response or a call was hurting me more than helping me.
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Inside the Lives of Estranged Gen Z — and the Communities They’ve Found to Cope

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By Mandy Velez 
| Teen Vogue
Welcome to Group Project, a series on the many ways young people are building and engaging with community. From queer resistance to finding new hobbies to forging alternate paths, working together is more important than ever. Here's how young people are getting off their phones and seeking community IRL. * Indicates that names have been changed for privacy. TikTok creator Gabbi Hegedus says she hasn't spoken to her biological father in five and a half years.
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Inside the Lives of Estranged Gen Z - and the Communities They’ve Found to Cope

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By Mandy Velez 
| Yahoo Life
Getty Images/ Liz Coulbourn Welcome to Group Project, a series on the many ways young people are building and engaging with community. From queer resistance to finding new hobbies to forging alternate paths, working together is more important than ever. Here's how young people are getting off their phones and seeking community IRL. * Indicates that names have been changed for privacy. TikTok creator Gabbi Hegedus says she hasn't spoken to her biological father in five and a half years.
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