Trans youth describe what gives them gender euphoria in massive new study (www.lgbtqnation.com)

submitted 7 months ago by indigojasper@kbin.social to c/lgbtq_plus@beehaw.org

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The kids are alright when they're treated like themselves...

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[-] Damaskox@kbin.social 13 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

The thread description reminded me -

Back when I was a school advisor, I learned something from a coworker (teacher).
Some of our teachers were "oldschool" and refused using a new name a student had because of their beliefs. And that the main (or a big) reason why certain kids do suicides is because they are not called by the names they want to be called.

[-] roawre@feddit.ch 14 points 7 months ago

It is more than "a name that they want to be called". Sometimes people don't fit in the social constuct that was assigned to them without their choice. What you describe is someone affirming themselves by themselves. When we are denied the right to define ourselves, that can be devastating.