Myself being born Transgender and suffering with it the majority of my adolescent and teenage life was a somewhat eye opening experience. I am now 5 years on Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT). I have lived through the trauma, teasing, and bigotry from people who I was close to and people I did not even know personally. You CAN NOT let others decide your fate for you. It is your life and your path to follow.
For those saying that being trans is something unthinkable or they are scared of something new to them because of different actions being taken throughout society, schools, workplaces, etc. Why are you getting nervous, is it because it is something new and you are not used to it? I personally think it is about time that society finally gave a fuck about us other people.
When I refer to the other people I mean the outcasts, the theatre geeks, The people whom I am assuming that you picked on or made fun of at some point in your life. The reasoning behind the "labels" that people give themselves is for them to find a friend and some support to help them through their life.
School to me is meant for education. When you have thought about suicide because you did not "fit in" with everyone else's idea of who you are meant to be. If you go home and your parents refuse to talk about the issue and you have no way of getting reliable information about your struggles. Where else is better to receive help, get counselling, and over-all seek help.
Information is available at the push of a button now, however, back in the 90's and early 2000's, it was difficult to get help on most topics. Being an LGBTQ individual in a small community with a population of anything less that 30,000 people are hard to find others that relate to your issues. So do not get mad at your child's school for being all inclusive with its students. They are just trying to make a better tomorrow. One filled with less hate and discrimination. I wish someone did that back when I was growing up.
