Stephanie Manes (LCSW + JD) has been in private practice for over a decade, working with adults, teenagers, and couples. She teaches couples therapy at Columbia University and works extensively with the LGBTQ community. Her work is always informed by anti-racism and anti-oppression of any form.
The first time I gave my son George a shot, right before I plunged the needle into his thigh, I looked him in the eye and said: “Don’t forget, you’re a chicken.”
Advance warning wouldn’t have changed anything anyway. To be clear, none of this is to say I’m particularly heroic. I’m simply like most parents, operating within the implicit parental economy: Action taken on behalf of your child’s well-being increases the value of the effort and decreases any perception of labor.
The hours of remixed classical music were worth it. We found a wonderful doctor at a community health clinic that has a special unit for LGBTQ+ youth. The clinic is a beloved anchor for the gay and trans communities, where people can find medical and mental health care regardless of their ability to pay for it.
Those who wish to do away with HRT for trans youth would say that I, with the help of his doctor, was the one who put George in harm’s way. They would say the damage I may have done is far greater than the puncture of a needle. That I recklessly endangered his well-being, exposing him to speculative medical and psychological harm. They argue that what we do is child abuse, and they now have a trail of state laws to back that up.
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