can’t convert someone out of being gay. “So I would tell these parents, we can’t convert someone to being cisgender. They are who they are. And your choice is to learn to accept this and support your child, or if you don’t, what I see coming in the future is, this child is going to be very mentally unhealthy and unhappy and will likely—if they’re not already—become depressed, anxious, not function well, not being able to get on with life; not do well in school, not have friends. May be suicidal—may try to commit suicide. May be self-harming. May kill themselves. That’s what you can expect.”
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Actually yes, this is the case for some. I am one of those kids. At 12 ish i attempted suicide beacuse of the mental distress and how I viewed myself as a freak when i had no words to describe the way i felt. Why i felt so alinated by puberty. Why as soon as breast buds began i wish i could be diagnosed with cancer of any sort just too remove any of the female parts. And guess what the words were? Gendr dysphoria.
The legitimate Dr. Kaufman is right. Affirming a child wanting to expression, even if it turns out that they want to be a he, and have a name that fits the way he sees himself, do it. Help him cope as he can.
