I am seeing a noticeable rise in vocal anti-trans people. And it is almost exclusively from people who have no knowledge, experience or training in such issues. It originates from the fear that ignorance always generates.
This post will, of course, provoke some genius to ask what knowledge, experience or training I might have to even be qualified to venture an opinion. Well let us just nail that one right away. My eldest came out as trans at the age of 14, and since then I trained as a counselor for similarly challenged kids The horror that such self-righteous pearl clutchers are happily willing to inflict on children is, frankly, the reason that the team of counselors have a back room team of counselors for the counselors. The things one hears when one is staffing the support lines are just heartbreaking.
I have said it before and I will continue to say it, but the best commentary came from my youngest. At the time the elder came out, she burst out with "I don't know what the big deal is. It's the same fucking person."
This post will, of course, provoke some genius to ask what knowledge, experience or training I might have to even be qualified to venture an opinion. Well let us just nail that one right away. My eldest came out as trans at the age of 14, and since then I trained as a counselor for similarly challenged kids The horror that such self-righteous pearl clutchers are happily willing to inflict on children is, frankly, the reason that the team of counselors have a back room team of counselors for the counselors. The things one hears when one is staffing the support lines are just heartbreaking.
I have said it before and I will continue to say it, but the best commentary came from my youngest. At the time the elder came out, she burst out with "I don't know what the big deal is. It's the same fucking person."
