Erin Friday is a San Francisco attorney and a member of Our Duty. She is also the mother of a formerly trans-identified child. Meghan Murphy spoke with her about her experience, what the education system is teaching kids about sex and gender, and why we need to stop transing kids now.
Good morning Erin. I am a grandmother of a trans child. She started in high school we live in Nevada County and my granddaughter was supported by her high school and her mom and stepdad and I were kept in the dark. She was definitely a tomboy as was her mom and myself. She started hormone therapy at 17 had her breast removed at 20 and now wants to do bottom surgery. This is a child that had mental illness. Try to commit suicide at 14 was hospitalized. She was molested and raped by a a boy in school. We met with behavioral health and planned parenthood with no satisfaction that they had done any research on her past mental health.
My beautiful daughter her mother has been diagnosed with two different types of blood cancer, and I am sure it was the stress of this whole transition that caused my daughter to be sick. I would like to be someone that can support other parents who are going through this. We all know how difficult this is. We are heartbroken.