by Dr. Gennifer "Genn" Herley | Sep 21, 2020 | Acceptance, college, Coming Out, Discrimination, Mental Health
It is halfway through September, during the disastrous 2020, and if you are a senior in high school considering the next steps in education, college is on your mind. So many choices, both academically and geographically-and if you are trans, further complicated by...
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 | Jan 21, 2020 | Acceptance, Coming Out, Discrimination, Mental Health, Politics, Stereotyping, Transgender
Image – youtube.com With the latest outing of a transgender celebrity hitting the airwaves, attention is now being drawn to what a damaging thing that is to do to a person. As Nikkie de Jager, from NikkieTutorials on YouTube, revealed to her fans in a video...
by Dr. Gennifer "Genn" Herley | Mar 21, 2019 | Acceptance, Coming Out, Cross-Dressing, Family, Stereotyping, Transgender
There are so many labels out there, from both within and outside of the LGBT community that it can be confusing for anyone desiring to learn and be sensitive regarding the “Transgender Experience.” Some labels once considered normative have become...
by Dr. Gennifer "Genn" Herley | Feb 1, 2019 | Acceptance, Civil Rights, Coming Out, Stereotyping, Transgender
Have you ever been in a conversation with someone where they insist that a mutual friend is gay or trans, based on how they dress or how they talk? No matter what the discussed person says about their own sexuality or gender identity, these LGBTQ detectives will site...
