Parents, family and friends of transgender youth can play a vital role in providing guidance to others who know or believe their child might be transgender—and that’s where this guide comes in. Talking About Family Acceptance & Transgender Youth, is designed primarily for use by parents, family and friends of transgender youth and provides an overview of conversation approaches that can help families and friends build and extend support for the transgender youth in their own lives.
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Talking About Family Acceptance and Transgender Youth
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Talking About Family Acceptance & Transgender Youth
Recommended citation:
Movement Advancement Project. September 2024. “Talking About Family Acceptance and Transgender Youth“. MAP’s Talking About LGBTQ Issues Series. https://mapresearch.org/messaging-guide/talking-about-family-acceptance-transgender-youth/.
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