It’s easy to feel powerless right now, but caring adults can really make a difference.
found that trans kids who were simply allowed to go by their correct names and pronouns experienced 71% fewer symptoms of severe depression, a 34% drop in reported suicidal thoughts, and a 65% decrease in suicide attempts.
If sports are a nonstarter, find other ways to provide trans kids in your community with similar benefits. “Don't give up on playing the sport just because of the state of legislation,” Santiago says. “Because it will get better. We will win the fight.”Sutkowi-Hemstreet is really into activism that manifests as acts of solidarity. “There’s advocacy where you’re role modeling and doing things like sharing your pronouns when you meet someone, reading books with your kids that have gender diversity in them,” she says.
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