When I read the chats between my child and the Trevor Project “counselor”, I was dumbfounded. Much of what is in this story-the “counselor” told our daughter her father and I are transphobic, talked to her about getting a binder-even offering to have one sent if we refused and encouraged her to hide things from us. If I hadn’t read it m…
When I read the chats between my child and the Trevor Project “counselor”, I was dumbfounded. Much of what is in this story-the “counselor” told our daughter her father and I are transphobic, talked to her about getting a binder-even offering to have one sent if we refused and encouraged her to hide things from us. If I hadn’t read it myself, I’m not sure I would have believed it. Her father and I are both mental health professionals. We were both actively referring kids and families to the Trevor Project website. Our daughter struggles with depression and anxiety. Puberty is miserable enough without mental health concerns. Not one word from the counselor about our daughter’s mental health history, how/when she started to understand gender orientation or sexuality. Between ages 11-12 she had already declared herself to be bi-sexual, lesbian, non-binary and trans.
When I read the chats between my child and the Trevor Project “counselor”, I was dumbfounded. Much of what is in this story-the “counselor” told our daughter her father and I are transphobic, talked to her about getting a binder-even offering to have one sent if we refused and encouraged her to hide things from us. If I hadn’t read it myself, I’m not sure I would have believed it. Her father and I are both mental health professionals. We were both actively referring kids and families to the Trevor Project website. Our daughter struggles with depression and anxiety. Puberty is miserable enough without mental health concerns. Not one word from the counselor about our daughter’s mental health history, how/when she started to understand gender orientation or sexuality. Between ages 11-12 she had already declared herself to be bi-sexual, lesbian, non-binary and trans.