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Hello gay people in my phone. My child (16) sort of came out as trans to me today. I have been here for the memes for a while, and ive long been a supporter of gay and trans rights. Do yall have any recommendations of resources for parents of trans kids? I want to help and support them correctly and to the best of my abilities. Looking for maybe books and communities? Thank you.
Ask them for their preferred pronouns, ask if they have a preferred chosen name, and ask for time to make those things natural to you. Then ask if they would like to go to gender therapy, take puberty blockers, or other age appropriate trans healthcare.
As for educating yourself, Judith Butler is a great starting point
Not preferred pronouns. Just pronouns
Please note that the trans community no longer uses the phrase “preferred pronouns” as it implies that trans people’s pronouns are a preference, not a fact.
glaad.org/reference/transgender
Op, glaad and hrc are both have great resources to dig into
hrc.org/…/parents-for-transgender-equality-networ… (see supporting your trans children page)
Please see Glossary of Terms: Transgender for more tips on how to create stories about transgender people. If you are seeking information about how to create transgender and nonbinary characters for film, TV, theater, video games, etc., please read GLAAD's TRANSform Hollywood guide. More resources for content creators may be found at glaad.org/transgender. It is
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