Trans and LGBTQIA+

The short answer is yes. Not to mention that questioning if a trans kid can truly know their gender is rooted in transphobia. Why would we assume a cisgender kid knows but a trans kid doesn’t? And trans kids are not being given hormones or…

This country certainly socializes its children to respect what is seen as masculine – what is hard, aggressive, powerful, rational, etc. But nature seems to prefer balance. We need the soft, passive, emotional side as well. And these are simply generalizations. All people of any…

A recent report from the Williams Institute found that approximately 1.2 million LGBTQIA+ adults identify as non-binary. In American culture, we have long assumed a gender binary, which is that gender falls into only two, mutually exclusive categories, male or female. Non-binary people’s lived experience…

Alexithymia is derived from Greek and means to have no words. It is when a person has no words for their emotions. Affective mentalization refers to our ability to understand and reflect on our emotions. This is not uncommon when growing up in chaotic, toxic,…

This world is full of things that may strike fear into our hearts, there is always more of that than we would wish. But we do not know how brave we are until we face our fears. Living in this world authentically requires bravery. Living…

Gender identity and sexual orientation are not the same things. Gender identity is who we know ourselves to be, as it relates to our gender. It is an internal sense. This internal sense MAY result in a corresponding gender presentation. But it does not have…