prolonging their suffering while their bodies irreversibly develop as a sex they do not identify with and are very unlikely to. This will also affect their ability to blend into society in the high likelihood they transition, putting them at greater risk of stigma and violence; or
allowing them to go on cross-sex hormone therapy, which is more likely to lead to a happier outcome but also has irreversible effects.
From age 14–16: 222% decrease in past-month severe psychological distress and 135% decrease in past-year suicidal ideation
From age 16–18: 153% decrease in severe psychological distress, 62% decrease in suicidal ideation
After age 18: 81% decrease in severe psychological distress, 21% decrease in suicidal ideation
77.6% of openly trans students reported negative experiences in school including bullying, public humiliation, sexual abuse, and being sent for conversion therapy against their will
Under a third agreed or strongly agreed that they felt safe at school
Under a quarter had a staff member they could go to for support
We are exhausted and drained from having to constantly prove our right to exist, often in the face of rampant, uncivil anger.
We gain nothing and will lose much from any further division of society.
Family means so much more than merely sharing DNA.
Our families are the people who love us and create a home for us.
