My child identifies as trans and is aiming to access hormone treatment while still a teen. My child only recently identified as trans and has self diagnosed their gender dysphoria. Taking medication will affect my child forever. However, because I am uncertain that opting in to a potential lifetime of medical intervention at the age of 15 is something to question, I am thought of as transphobic.
On social media, parents with non-affirmative approaches to trans teens are often described as abusive.
I have questioned women’s loos being converted into GN loos as a way to support trans employees (who I was told would not apply for jobs without more provision of this kind). I have questioned a tick box on a form to identify unrepresented populations – ‘a cis gender female who identifies as a woman’.
When I have questioned whether my child is trans, friends have suggested I a) might not know my child well enough to know, b) am prejudiced or c) do not understand what will be the best pathway for my child.
Fran
The Gender Dissidents Survey 