Tag: Transgender

When trans 'treatment' derails actual healing My son, James, now 23, is my only child. He identified as ‘trans’ from early 2014 until autumn of 2017, when he decided that the trans label no longer fit him.  Although at that time he desisted from being ‘trans’, he’s still struggling to rebuild his broken life.  Why? … Continue reading The Trans Detour

by J. Michaelson What a difference six months makes.  Some kids are born in the wrong bodies. Since gender identity is fixed by the age of three, kids can and do tell their parents their real gender, which is sometimes different than their natal sex. Good parents listen. These kids get to go to gender … Continue reading Parents Deserve Answers before Medicalizing Gender Identity

Last March, at the beginning of the pandemic, I never would have put Covid and transgender in the same sentence. I also never thought I'd be writing publicly about matters as private as my son's sexual development. But, just like the toll on small businesses and civil liberties, the effects of the loneliness and isolation … Continue reading Loneliness, Social Isolation, and Trans Identification in Teens

by Dina SamuelsHere’s a question for you parents out there: do you think that the internet is qualified to diagnose your child with a serious medical condition? No? Well, I’m here to tell you that that’s exactly what is happening today…when it comes to “transgender”. My child is a very impressionable, self-conscious, extremely smart thirteen-year-old. … Continue reading Dr. Google Does Not Know “If You’re Trans”

Some brave parents are lending their voices in spoken form to the movement to safeguard children and to protect parent rights, so we can protect our kids.  Please take some time to listen to what parents have to say! • Thinkspot: S2#21 - Bettina Arndt and Parents of Trans-identifying Sons Join Bettina Arndt as she … Continue reading Parents on Podcasts Speaking Out About Trans

By Marie P. This morning Facebook reminded me that I once had a handsome son with a smile that would light up a room. The picture was taken 5 years ago. Staring at me on the screen was a dark and handsome tall boy with a dazzling smile. He is standing at the beach in … Continue reading Reflections On Pain and Things That Break Our Hearts

Here’s how it goes now. You’re in a family therapy session and the psychologist looks at you somberly and says “What you need to do now is accept that this is not your son, it’s your daughter. This may be hard, but after mourning for your son, in time you will accept your daughter and … Continue reading Think My Kid is Trans? You’d Better Prove It.

by Maria Polaris, Ohio Cardinal Support Network The American Medical Association’s (AMA) troubling past with social issues, and apparent continued willingness to lie to the American public when it comes to the idea of transgender, should alarm everyone. At this point, it is widely known that the data supporting the safety and efficacy of transgender … Continue reading AMA Repeats History with Transgender

Fighting for my gender confused daughter As I lay, alone, on my back in Room 23, waiting for the lidocaine gel to do its job, I heard myself say, aloud, “You asked for this...” I know that, as a woman of a certain age, one cannot live on coffee, wine, leftovers, and no water. I … Continue reading Mourning The Living

By Pam Curtis Doctors, stop gaslighting parents about their gender confused children! We know our kids and, it turns out, you don’t always know what you’re doing when it comes to gender ideology interventions.My son was a happy-go-lucky kid in every way, until high school. Then, suddenly, he became self-conscious and insecure about himself and … Continue reading Doctors, Stop Gaslighting Our Gender Confused Children!