Many parents sincerely believe that being transgender is purely a choice and that there are no transgender people simply people who believe that they are trans because they work themselves up.
As such, parents believe that conversion therapy is the option to stop kids from being trans and so they can have a ‘normal life’ with their grandkids.
The Christian faith is also a strong force in perpetuating this. Since the Bible tenuously condemns transgender people, many Christians believe that being trans is similar to being addicted to alcohol and not inherent to a person. A chemical dependency on something that can be solved through therapy and hard work.
This is the thing I’m fighting my dad over and it might ruin our relationship. Science shows that gender identity is an inherent part of a person. I can trace aspects of my gender identity back to the third grade. I’m now 24
I still haven’t told basically any of my family besides my mother (who I live with) because of how conservative most of them are. Yet I’ve been called my chosen name by coworkers and bosses and going to the store in makeup and holding my purse for more than 8 months now.
Many parents sincerely believe that being transgender is purely a choice and that there are no transgender people simply people who believe that they are trans because they work themselves up.
As such, parents believe that conversion therapy is the option to stop kids from being trans and so they can have a ‘normal life’ with their grandkids.
The Christian faith is also a strong force in perpetuating this. Since the Bible tenuously condemns transgender people, many Christians believe that being trans is similar to being addicted to alcohol and not inherent to a person. A chemical dependency on something that can be solved through therapy and hard work.
This is the thing I’m fighting my dad over and it might ruin our relationship. Science shows that gender identity is an inherent part of a person. I can trace aspects of my gender identity back to the third grade. I’m now 24
I still haven’t told basically any of my family besides my mother (who I live with) because of how conservative most of them are. Yet I’ve been called my chosen name by coworkers and bosses and going to the store in makeup and holding my purse for more than 8 months now.