It’s been a week of big ups and downs from a global scale to our everyday lives. So in case you missed it, here’s this week’s highlights touching on trans kids rights and fat phobia. Big News For Trans Kids And not the good kind. Texas just recently declared trans medical care is child abuse. They’re also demanding supportive parents of trans kids be investigated for abuse. If you’re in Texas and this concerns you, please reach out to your representatives. This is so shocking and heartbreaking, and it puts kids’ lives at risk. I am very privileged to live in a county that’s supportive of children’s’ identity. In fact, Kiddo’s biological extended family was considered by the state, and it was immediately marked as not possible because they were expressly not supportive. So where in Virginia I’m licensed to be a supportive foster parent, in Texas I’m a “child abuser”… it’s just heartbreakingly untrue. I’ve seen first-hand what a supportive family has done for Kiddo. The growth and progress they’ve made to live a life where they no longer want to die. I am so thankful that my ability to share has helped so many broaden their understanding and feel […]
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