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Parents of Trans Youth

❓Always ask permission

Published about 13 hours ago • 1 min read

If you’re a parent of a trans kid and want to expand your allyship outside the home, no matter what age your kid is, you need their permission to share ANYTHING about them.
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This includes identifying yourself as the parent of a trans child.
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Why?
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1️⃣ It’s not your story to tell - it’s their story!
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2️⃣ If you say you’re the parent of trans kid, you’ve just outed them with that description.
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3️⃣ Depending on where you live (and the context), it may not be safe for your family to share publicly that your child is gender-expansive.
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Disclosure really needs to be part of a larger family conversation with your child: if they’re out, who they’re out to, and what they would like you to say (if anything).

Follow their lead!

Mandy Giles (she/her)
Founder and CEO
​Parents of Trans Youth​

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