Posts Tagged ‘Trans Rights’
Transgender Teens: Sometimes Caution is the Right Approach
When Marci and her husband James* showed up in my psychotherapy office, they looked tired and worried. They had driven nearly four hours to come to a consultation with me, but that was not the reason for their exhaustion. Marci and James are part of the growing number of families who have consulted with me…
From the Front Lines: Fighting Back at WPATH
Trans*identities cannot be prevented, any more than sexual identities can. What can be prevented is the suffering caused by refusing to accept a trans*person, by shaming them, by subjecting them to behavior modification therapies that will not work, or by stigmatizing them and making their lives literally unlivable.