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"Filthy disgrace of human beings should not be able to go against the standards of normalcy and good manners"; "ππ©π© π±π₯π’ π₯π¬πͺπ¬π°π’π΅π²ππ©π° π΄π¦π©π© ππ²π―π« π¦π« π±π₯π’ π£π¦π’π―πΆ π‘π’ππ±π₯π° π¬π£ βπππ πβπβπ πβππ π
πππππ, πβππ πβπ πππ βππππ"; ok, just be whatever you want to be, i won't mind. Children are not born knowing what it means to be a boy or a girl; they learn it from their parents, older children and others around them. This learning process begins early, As soon as a doctor or other healthcare provider declares β based on observing the newbornβs external sex organs β βitβs a boyβ or βitβs a girl,β the world around a child begins to teach these lessons. Whether itβs the sorting of blue clothes and pink clothes, βboysβ toysβ and βgirlsβ toysβ or telling young girls theyβre βprettyβ and boys theyβre βstrong.β It continues into puberty and adulthood as social expectations of masculine and feminine expression and behavior often become more rigid. But gender does not simply exist in those binary terms; gender is more of a spectrum, with all individuals expressing and identifying with varying degrees of both masculinity and femininity. Transgender people identify along this spectrum, but also identify as a gender that is different than the one they were assigned at birth. Gender identity and expression are central to the way we see ourselves and engage in the world around us. This is certainly true of transgender and gender-expansive children and teens, for whom family support is absolutely critical. In fact, an increasing body of social science research reflects that gender-affirming behavior on the part of parents and other adults (teachers, grandparents, etc.) greatly improves mental health and well-being.
The opposite is trueβ transgender children are more likely to experience anxiety, depression, and at greater risk of substance abuse and homelessness when their immediate caregivers are rejecting or hostile. It is important to knowβ and quite alarming, that research finds that transgender youth are at greatest risk of suicide (compared to their non-transgender peers) as a result of rejection, bullying, and other victimization. In other words, for some transgender youth, family support can be the difference between life and death. Parents and caregivers can find resources, peer support, and professional guidance to help along the journey, and to ensure that your child can not just survive, but thrive."; "yeah, yeah, LGBTQ lives matter.. yeah." *capitalizes the brand into merch for consumerism*