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 […]
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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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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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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 feelings with us. Our child had a relationship with a friend and the mother’s reaction was to
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Lily is a mum in London, England. Her daughter desisted after spending a year identifying as a boy. Transcript: In 2015 my fifteen-year-old daughter, who had come out as a lesbian age 14, told me she was transgender. She had shown no discomfort with her female body as a child, although she’s always preferred jeans
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