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I am a preschool teacher. I absolutely support gay, lesbian, and trans adults. In the context of a preschool classroom, that means being...

This story was also recorded for The Witness Podcast Episode 20 My daughter was a female for the first 20 years of her life. But after a...

This story was also recorded for The Witness Podcast Episode 16. I wanted to share my positive story in hopes that it will inspire some...

This story was also recorded for The Witness Podcast Episode 15. Going to share a long personal story, in hopes that it might help some...

This story was also recorded for The Witness Podcast Episode 13. This is story of constant dread. My female child is 11 1/2. She...

This story was also recorded for The Witness Podcast Episode 12 Dear Sam, I am writing this knowing that you might not even read it, but...

This story was also recorded for The Witness Podcast Episode 11. Dear Sam, I write this knowing you may never read it, but I need to say...

This story was also recorded for The Witness Podcast Episode 10. Dear Sam, We are sorry that you felt so hurt by our last conversation in...

This story was also recorded for The Witness Podcast Episode 8. My daughter (I’ll call her Sinead) announced to her dad and me—via...

This story was originally written for testimony and read by Brandon Showalter at the Ruth Institute when he was a reporter for the...

Our daughter started to suffer from mental health problems at the start of 2016, aged 15. In the 3 years 2016 – 2018, she attended over...

As an academically advanced student, my daughter never quite fit in with her peers. Social isolation, dealing with substantial losses in...

The story I am about to tell you is still evolving. It began in the year 2019. It is a story of struggle but also one of hope. I pray...

My 13 yr old daughter decided last year that she was trans after her friend at school did. She had a horrible bout with anxiety and...

My daughter’s pediatrician, at another practice, told me that I needed to find a different therapist for my daughter who has identified...

Seven years ago, I identified as male. I was taking testosterone about once every week to maintain my sorry excuse for a beard that I...

Like so many others who claim to be transgender, our young adult son is a loner, gifted, introverted, socially awkward, on the Autism...

At the suggestion of our family physician and my daughter’s former therapist, I made an appointment with a “gender specialist” at...

We have been estranged from our daughter for over 3 years now. Our story began in the Fall of 2016 when my daughter declared that she...

My daughter was diagnosed with anxiety at age 4 and peaked again at age 12 and has been uncontrollable since. Right after she diagnosed...