Pre-school Teacher Refuses to Change Pronouns for 3 Year Old Child
I am a preschool teacher. I absolutely support gay, lesbian, and trans adults. In the context of a preschool classroom, that means being...
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A Concerned Parent
Jul 1, 20222 min read
Daughter Convinced by College Friends she is Transgender
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...
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A Mother
May 26, 20227 min read
Our Daughter’s Desistance with the Help of a Therapist Who Focused on Our Family as a Unit
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...
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A Concerned Parent
May 20, 20226 min read
Mother Tells Story of How 13 Year Old Daughter Takes Refuge in Transgender Identity and How Mother H
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...
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A Parent
May 18, 20223 min read
11 Year Old ROGD Daughter is Influenced by Adults in Online Game Roblox
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...
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A Mother
Feb 21, 20224 min read
Letters to my Son, Part 3 of a 3 part series
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...
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A Parent
Feb 18, 20224 min read
Letters to my Son, Part 2 of a 3 part series
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...
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Partners for Ethical Care
Feb 9, 20224 min read
Letters to my Son, Part 1 of a 3 part series
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...
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Partners for Ethical Care
Jan 27, 20228 min read
Our Desistance Story
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...
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Partners for Ethical Care
Jan 26, 20225 min read
When My Daughter Said She’s a Not a Girl
This story was originally written for testimony and read by Brandon Showalter at the Ruth Institute when he was a reporter for the...
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Concerned Parents
Mar 23, 20214 min read
Daughter Decides She is Transgender After Dealing with Years of Poor Mental Health
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...
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A Mother
Mar 18, 20212 min read
Michigan Clinic Offers Testosterone to 13-Year Old Girl at First Visit
As an academically advanced student, my daughter never quite fit in with her peers. Social isolation, dealing with substantial losses in...
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A Concerned Parent
Mar 17, 20214 min read
Shortly after Sexual Assault, Female Teen Girl Identifies as a Boy
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...
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Concerned Parents
Mar 14, 20212 min read
13 Year Old Girl Is Uncomfortable and Determines That Means She’s Trans
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...
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A Concerned Parent
Mar 13, 20212 min read
Pediatrician Tells Parent (in front of Daughter) that Daughter May Kill Herself
My daughter’s pediatrician, at another practice, told me that I needed to find a different therapist for my daughter who has identified...
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A Female Detransitioner
Mar 12, 20212 min read
Woman Detransitions after Years: “I wish everyone could love their bodies just the way they are."
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...
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Loving Parents
Mar 11, 20213 min read
Counselor Ignores Parents’ Request to Review Son’s Past Mental Health Issues
Like so many others who claim to be transgender, our young adult son is a loner, gifted, introverted, socially awkward, on the Autism...
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A Parent
Mar 10, 20212 min read
“Gender Specialist” Prescribes Puberty Blocking Drugs to Minor in One Half Hour Visit
At the suggestion of our family physician and my daughter’s former therapist, I made an appointment with a “gender specialist” at...
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Grieving Parents
Mar 7, 20214 min read
Social Worker Helps Girl Raise Money on GoFundMe for Testosterone; 2 Female Friends also Transition
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...
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A Parent
Mar 5, 20212 min read
Endocrinologist Prescribes Hormones when Mother Brings Daughter in for an Adrenal Issue
My daughter was diagnosed with anxiety at age 4 and peaked again at age 12 and has been uncontrollable since. Right after she diagnosed...
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