by Dr. Gennifer "Genn" Herley | Nov 27, 2018 | Acceptance, Civil Rights, Coming Out, Mental Health, Politics, Transgender
Transgender Awareness Week Aside from the outspoken push and pull of ideals and ideologies between political parties this November, it’s important to keep in mind that beyond those ephemeral concepts, there is a real, devastating truth that is affected by the outcome...
by Dr. Gennifer "Genn" Herley | Oct 29, 2018 | Acceptance, Civil Rights, Mental Health, Politics, Transgender
Rage, Rage Against the Dying of The Light Turn on the news lately, and it seems like every gain made in the battle for trans rights is being threatened by the privileged right-wing administration currently dominating in Washington. The hateful, damaging rhetoric...
by Dr. Gennifer "Genn" Herley | Sep 28, 2018 | Acceptance, Children, Coming Out, Family, Mental Health, Transgender
Part Two – What to do, what to do… As stated in part one of this blog, after you make your peace with reality, a solid beginning towards supporting your transgender offspring is just acknowledging to yourself and to THEM that you still love them. Hugs and...
by Dr. Gennifer "Genn" Herley | Sep 21, 2018 | Acceptance, Children, Coming Out, Family, Mental Health, Transgender
My Child is Transgender – Part 1 There comes a time in the lives of parents of transgender children, those that are sensitive to all of life’s variables and possibilities, that they just KNOW. They just know that John, who wants to be called Penny, isn’t just...
by Dr. Gennifer "Genn" Herley | Aug 21, 2018 | Coming Out, Mental Health, Transgender
Choosing to “come out” to your family as transgender is possibly the most terrifying thing a person can do in their journey to accept and live their truest life. It is a leap of faith that the people related to you by blood will embrace the individual that you know...
by Dr. Gennifer "Genn" Herley | Jul 14, 2018 | Mental Health, Transgender
A study was conducted in 2016 by The American Academy of Pediatrics that concluded the alarming revelation that suicide has become the second leading cause of death among teens and young adults in Canada and the United States. The study considered race, age and...
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