Category: Blog Posts
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When We Cannot Access Care
Creative Ways to Affirm, Celebrate, Protect, and Defend Your Gender Part 1 of 3 Gender-affirming care for trans people, especially young people, is under attack. Many U.S. states have banned or restricted access to gender-affirming care for people younger than 18 or 19. The Trump administration is trying to shut down access even in states…
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The Trans Youth Controversy That Isn’t
Republicans are leaning on anti-trans rhetoric and fear-mongering about “child surgeries” to consolidate power. But the reality of gender-affirming care for transgender youth is clear standards of care, active collaboration over years between children, parents, and providers to determine the right course of action for each individual, and safe, proven treatments with minimal side effects.
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“Peer Pressure” and Trans Teens
Identity and social connection can look very different from a parent’s perspective versus a teen’s. How can you tell if your child’s newly announced gender identity is real, or the product of social pressure? For some parents of transgender kids, there is very little element of surprise when their children come out. It’s not unusual…