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 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 mum from Australia shares her story of how previously supportive medical professionals dismissed her concerns about her daughter’s newfound identity. Transcript Hi, I’m a mum from Australia. Our daughter came out as transgender three years ago. Three years prior to that, she had had very poor mental health, for the ages of 15, 16
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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. Transcript I’m a mom from South Carolina. We adopted our daughter in 2005 from one of the worst orphanages in China, at 13 months. She weighed
A mother in the midwest asks why medical professionals won’t tell the truth about transition. Transcript I am a mom from the Midwest. For the past five years, my 21-year-old daughter has believed that she is a gay man. Throughout her childhood, my daughter largely conformed to gender roles, although that is not something I
Originally featured on PITT, A New York mother delves into the arguments in support of and against gender transition. Transcript I am a parent from New York City. My daughter announced her belief that she’s really a boy at age 13. She’s now 15. As a lawyer, I boil things down to pro and con
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 healing process.” Transcript I’m a Mum in London. Three years ago, my beautiful complicated, kind, loving
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A Mom in Los Angeles describes her daughter’s path towards a trans identity. Transcript Hi, I am a mom from Los Angeles, California. So much to say, so little time. The seed was planted when my daughter was 11, when she went to a homeschool theatre programme, where she got into my car one day
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A mom from Ontario, Canada Transcript Hi, I’m a mom from Ontario. My daughter is 14, but whilst she was still 13 she came to me to announce that she is transgendered and had had her list of things she wanted: male name, male pronouns, a chest binder and puberty-blocking hormones. So this came completely
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Californian parents speak of online and real-life influencers and clusters of children having the same experiences. Transcript Hi, my name is Avery and my husband’s name is Scott. We are happy to have a couple of minutes to share a little bit about our family life. We have a daughter who’s 16, who has always
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