The Witness: True Stories of Children and Gender Identity
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Conversations about gender identity are happening in homes and hospitals, therapy offices and classrooms. This podcast invites you to bear witness to how gender identity impacts children and families. All of the testimonies that you will hear have been anonymously shared with Partners for Ethical Care. These stories have been shared by Individuals who have agreed to have their experiences..
The Witness: True Stories of Children and Gender Identity
11M ago
Listen to how this mother and daughter continue to navigate and examine the murky waters of gender identity ideology. This is part two of a 4 part series ..read more
The Witness: True Stories of Children and Gender Identity
11M ago
Listen to how this mother and daughter maintain a loving relationship while navigating and examining the murky waters of gender identity ideology. This is part one of a 4 part series ..read more
The Witness: True Stories of Children and Gender Identity
11M ago
3 Stories from Gendermapper.org :
1. Dr. refuses to look into mental health issues before prescribing hormones.
2. Female hormones suspected to cause stroke in 24 year old son.
3. Endocrinologist at Gender Clinic Recommends Medical Transition of 11 Year Old son with no Mention of Therapy or Side Effects ..read more
The Witness: True Stories of Children and Gender Identity
11M ago
In this interview a 16 year old desistor gives insight into the reasons she became attracted to the trans identity she adopted and why she eventually realized her ideas seemed to have some logical fallacies and she desisted ..read more
The Witness: True Stories of Children and Gender Identity
11M ago
A father talks of his intelligent, sensitive son with ADHD who was bullied throughout public school. He went off to college and after a difficult breakup with a girlfriend and encouragement from "gender affirming" therapists decided he was a female. His parents fear for his mental and medical health as they watch him struggle with the concept of who he is ..read more
The Witness: True Stories of Children and Gender Identity
11M ago
Mother tells the tale of how her family navigated her daughter's gender dysphoria and "transgender" identification from onset until her daughter desisted. This mother hopes that sharing their experience will help other families who are going through similar difficulties with gender identification.
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The Witness: True Stories of Children and Gender Identity
11M ago
A mother describes the difficulties her daughter with ADHD and high functioning autism has fitting in with her peers. Her daughter vacillates between believing she is a girl and a boy and finds communities that support her confusion and seemingly accept her ..read more
The Witness: True Stories of Children and Gender Identity
11M ago
Mother watches, horrified and heartbroken while her daughter does irreversible harm to herself with the help and encouragement from her community and the gender identity industry ..read more
The Witness: True Stories of Children and Gender Identity
11M ago
Follow this mom's reflections on her journey with her trans-identifying daughter. She finds meaning and tries to "savor and appreciate the moments of closeness."
You can find StoicMom's written piece and more from her here: https://stoicmom.substack.com/p/pivotal-moments
Most episodes for The Witness are read and recorded by voice actors. This episode was done with the voice of the author, StoicMom ..read more
The Witness: True Stories of Children and Gender Identity
11M ago
A mother details her daughter's pathway to a "trans" identification and the inconsistencies and maladaptive strategies she observes along the way.  ..read more