Today’s guest is a woman I first met when we both attended the Genspect conference in Denver a year and a half ago. She introduced herself as a subscriber to this Substack, so I liked her immediately! I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know her fairly well since then.

Her story is that of a stable, loving and high-functioning family in which two out of three kids — all smart and well-educated — announce ‘transgender’ identities during their college years. I wish I could say it’s an unusual story, but of course it isn’t.

One thing I’ll note is that she and I have both noticed a strong ‘trans’ incubator quality in both inpatient and outpatient adolescent mental health programs. If you’ve noticed it too, please leave a comment, as this a problem that I think needs a lot more attention.

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