by Dr. Gennifer "Genn" Herley | Dec 17, 2020 | Acceptance, Charity, Family, love, Things To Do, Transgender
A thoughtful gift goes a long way. One way to show your appreciation for your Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming friends is by giving them gifts that celebrate the essence of self-love and expression. We gathered a list of our top gifts to help you make that...
by Dr. Gennifer "Genn" Herley | Nov 3, 2020 | Acceptance, Discrimination, Family, Mental Health, teletheraoy, Therapy, Transgender
Every November, we participate in Transgender Awareness Week (November 13-19, 2020) to bring attention to the challenges our community faces. These obstacles include anti-Transgender violence, limited accessibility to healthcare, roadblocks to financial independence...
by Dr. Gennifer "Genn" Herley | Aug 26, 2020 | Acceptance, Discrimination, education, Family, group therapy, Mental Health, Therapy, Transgender
Trust is a tricky thing. Once it’s been broken, it isn’t easy to regain, especially today, when you don’t need special equipment to take damning photographic and/or video evidence of wrongdoing, and the internet makes sure that all of it is disseminated and preserved...
by Dr. Gennifer "Genn" Herley | May 4, 2020 | Acceptance, Coming Out, Discrimination, Family, Mental Health, social distancing, Transgender
The news has attempted to further the concept of family togetherness while the Stay-at-Home orders are in place across the country. We are all trying to realize that silver lining. What hasn’t been receiving the necessary attention is how being forced to stay isolated...
by Dr. Gennifer "Genn" Herley | Mar 20, 2020 | Coming Out, education, Family, Mental Health, New York City, Politics, social distancing, Transgender, Uncategorized
With all of the precautions New York City and State are taking along with the rest of the country, we hear the phrase “Social Distancing.” We want to correct the phrase to “Physical Distancing,” as we believe that being social is more important...
by Dr. Gennifer "Genn" Herley | Feb 20, 2020 | Acceptance, Children, Civil Rights, Family, love, Transgender
When asked to define what it means to be an ally to the LGBTQI community, many people will offer some version of the Wikipedia summary, “An ally, straight ally, or heterosexual ally is a heterosexual and cisgender person who supports equal civil rights, gender...
