Anonymous asked:

I think there are a lot of parents out there who are wondering. They're not radical feminists, but they know their kids. It's hard to ask the questions publicly, but people wonder. Why does a kid who seemed okay with their gender change their mind as a teen? What about all the other problems their kid has? Why did they discover their inner gender after talking to someone or going on the Internet? Why don't doctors or therapists seem to ask more questions? Why are they getting unhappier?

That’s the bizarre thing. They know their kids, they’ve known them intimately for years. Yet they are expected to endorse not just the opinions of their offspring, but they are also told to give over their doubts and critical thinking, to trust the “experts” to know better. They are expected to be content with being called “transphobes” if they voice any desire to look at things a different way. I’ve now had the chance to talk with several parents of teen girls who abruptly declared they are trans and want to start testosterone RIGHT AWAY, after only a few weeks of Internet trans binges. It’s bizarre and almost dystopian. The stories of these parents are almost identical. And in every case, they point to the change coming after their kid started parroting what they imbibed on social media–and most of all, via YouTube vlogs which make transition look like a magical journey that will take them to a land where all their problems will be solved.