A mother in New Zealand fears for the future of her vulnerable, autistic son and the path he has chosen. Transcript Hi, I’m a mum from New Zealand. I had our son at 47 years of age and he was born a high functioning autistic. As a boy, he had all the typical male behaviours […]
Not transphobic, just delusional-phobic Read More »
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 would grow into the belief that take-charge girls are like boys.” A heartfelt account of how
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A mother in South Africa expresses her anger and distress at the lack of exploration when her daughter said she was trans. Transcript I’m a mother from South Africa. Early this year, my adult daughter came out as trans, completely out of the blue. Despite her 10 year history of mental health issues, depression, anxiety,
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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. Transcript I’m a mom in Pennsylvania and my kid is apparently a they/them non-binary person now with a gender-neutral
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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 have provided him a lifeline. Transcript I’m a father in New Jersey and I’ve spent the
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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. Originally written for PITT, this story is read by a fellow parent. Transcript I’m a mom
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. Transcript I’m a parent of a trans-identifying teen. I know a lot about this subject and
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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. Transcript I am a parent living in the southern part of the United States. 12 months ago in my inbox, waiting for me,
The Transgender Box Read More »
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 was read by another parent. Transcript I’m a dad in Bristol. When my son came to
An Ideological Lens Read More »
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. Transcript I am a mum from the UK. Unfortunately, like many other loving parents I have met, our 19 year old son doesn’t
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