It is ALWAYS the right thing to do to affirm and support your trans child, and that can include gender affirming medical care. It is LIFE SAVING, and that is not an exaggeration. I hope you take some time this week to enjoy your family - chosen or otherwise - and find some joy.✨ Happy holidays from all of us at Parents of Trans Youth. ❄️ Mandy GilesFounder, Parents of Trans Youth p.s. Want to receive additional emails specific to Texas news and events? Click here! But wait! There's more!...

From a trusted source: It's no secret that this administration is trying to erase LGBTQIA+ lived experience. With sexual and gender identity questions stripped from federal health surveys, LGBTQIA+ people are disappearing from the data used to track our health and wellbeing. That’s why we need you to help us document what’s really happening. The early survey findings are alarming: • Nearly 3 out of 4 respondents report increased depression or anxiety since Inauguration Day. • More than half...

One of the questions I always ask potential community members is: "What have you learned from your transgender/gender-expansive child?" Parents' faces immediately light up as they think about how to put into words all the things they've learned from parenting a gender-expansive kiddo. One parent recently said, "I learned to be me and have more acceptance for myself. I now surround myself with people who love me for me, and I don't have to edit myself." Boy howdy, can I relate to that! Once I...