Humility is key

Published 10 days ago • 1 min read

For allies, increasing our understanding and support of transgender people, including kids, involves a degree of humility.

We have to humble that part of ourselves that needs to be right, needs to know, and needs to be in control.

And that’s not easy to do. It’s not easy to recognize that what you thought was true about the world maybe wasn’t the entire picture and maybe even wrong.

Sometimes we get in our bubbles and have a hard time seeing past our own experiences. It can even be helpful for folks to gently call us out on our mistakes and broaden our view.

But that humility is what opens us to learning and allows us to invite curiosity, wonder, and maybe even a little mystery.

A great way to cultivate this humility is to expand our networks and community.

Meeting new people and cultivating meaningful relationships, particularly with other parents of trans kids, can open us up to other perspectives and life experiences.

With a little humility, we can understand, support, and embrace more than we did before.

How have you expanded your community?

Mandy Giles
Founder, Parents of Trans Youth

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