Genspect Unheard
Parents share their stories, their experiences and their advice, in an effort to open the wider conversation about how young people distressed about their gender are treated.
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Not transphobic, just delusional-phobic
A mother in New Zealand fears for the future of her vulnerable, autistic son and the path he has chosen.
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A Carefully Cultivated Identity
Warning: Please be advised this episode contains descriptions of a sexual nature. "My daughter was groomed into being trans-identified at 13. It began innocently enough with a friend joking with her that she was bossy- planting a seed that...
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The Wall Between Us
A mother in South Africa expresses her anger and distress at the lack of exploration when her daughter said she was trans.
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The Big Bowl of Kool-Aid
A mother in Pennsylvania describes how her son stepped back from identifying as female, but that things could have been so different if she had taken him to the gender clinic as she had initially planned.
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Lifeline to Sanity
A father in New Jersey worries that despite his own daughter's desistence, autistic and other vulnerable children are being swept up in the idea that transition is a solution to many problems. He highlights the organisations and individuals who...
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Spiders in My Bed
A Mom in Maryland describes how her son's trans declaration came out of the blue after an uncontentious childhood and how she found a community of like-minded parents, questioning the wisdom of life-changing interventions to treat an ideological state....
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Take this Pill and Have a New Life
A mother of a trans-identified teen in the USA remembers her own desires to lead a new life, but that this was a result of wanting to escape herself, not her life. This originally appeared as a PITT essay.
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The Transgender Box
A Mother in the Southern United States describes the external influences on her son through social media sites, including exposure to extensive pornography. Originally an essay on PITT, contains some explicit descriptions.
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An Ideological Lens
A dad in Bristol, UK, grapples with the unscientific basis for transgender medicine, and the ideological lens through which only one pathway emerges - medical and surgical transition. This story was originally on PITT, and to protect anonymity, it...
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The Boy Who Didn’t Fit In
A mother in the UK describes her experience of having a son who removed himself from his family and changed beyond recognition in his quest to find his place in the world.
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My Heart Screams
A mother's heart breaks and then finds solace with others who also feel their sons and daughters have been taken from them.
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Just Like So Many Others
A mum from Australia shares her story of how previously supportive medical professionals dismissed her concerns about her daughter's newfound identity.
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Space to Grow
A mother in Colorado describes how her son's difficulties were made worse by clinicians agreeing with his self-diagnosis. This first appeared as a PITT essay.
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Love Wins
A mom from South Carolina describes the impact of pre-adoption trauma on her daughter, and recommends parents read 'Hold on to Your Kids' by Gordon Neufeld and Gabor Maté.
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Dumpster Fire
A mother in the midwest asks why medical professionals won't tell the truth about transition.
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Pros and Cons
Originally featured on PITT, a New York mother delves into the arguments in support of and against gender transition.
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Are You $!@&ing kidding Me?
Explicit. "I'm a Mum in London. Three years ago, my beautiful complicated, kind, loving daughter revealed to us that she was really a boy, starting a journey that now feels more like an open wound than a transformative and...
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Down the Rabbit Hole
Mother of a son in North Carolina. This story initially appeared in PITT - Parents with Inconvenient Truths about Trans.
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“I have my daughter back”
A Mom in Los Angeles describes her daughter's path towards a trans identity.
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Forewarned is Forearmed
A mom from Ontario, Canada.
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Don’t like your body? You’re definitely transgender
Californian parents speak of online and real-life influencers and clusters of children having the same experiences.
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Worst Decision Ever Made
Transcript When our child questioned their sexuality in their early teens, we explained that it was part of growing up and they would come to their own conclusions. We were so proud that they felt able to share their...
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Swept Away
A USA-based mother trusts her own instincts about her son, and feels swept away by her own feelings.
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Blindsided
A mother in Southern California shares her story.
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An Uneasy Equilibrium
A mother in Canada tells her story.
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“I’m not a lesbian!”
Lily is a mum in London, England. Her daughter desisted after spending a year identifying as a boy.
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Pump the brakes
A father in Virginia, USA, describes his fears for his daughter's future, and his efforts to get her to slow down her transition.
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Welcome to Genspect Unheard
These are our stories. These are our lives. These are the voices of Genspect Unheard.
