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Many of our children are more expansive with regard to gender than we would have ever considered in our generation.  As parents of LGBTQ+ children, we are invested in having the tools we need to best support them and help them as they navigate the complexity of their gender identity. In this week’s episode of In the Den, Jen talks with psychiatrist Dr. Jack Turban about a range of topics that impact our transgender and gender diverse children. 

Special Guest: Jack Turban

Dr. Jack Turban, MD, MHS is a Harvard, Yale, and Stanford-trained child and adolescent psychiatrist and founding director of the Gender Psychiatry Program at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). He is an internationally recognized researcher and clinician whose expertise and research on the mental health of transgender youth have been cited in legislative debates and major federal court cases regarding the civil rights of transgender people in the United States. 

His research focuses on the mental health of transgender and gender diverse youth, particularly as these topics relate to public policy.. His research has been cited in major court cases regarding the civil rights of transgender people in the U.S., in state legislative debates around the country, and in the United Nations’ independent expert report on conversion therapy. 

In addition to his research, he is a frequent op-ed contributor with work featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, CNN, The Los Angeles Times, Scientific American, and STAT. His new bookFree to Be: Understanding Kids & Gender Identity is now available.

Links from the Show: 

• Purchase Jack’s book Free to Be here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/free-to-be-understanding-kids-gender-identity-jack-turban/20712826?ean=9781668017043&next=t 
• Jack’s website: https://www.jackturban.com
•  Pediatric Gender Identity: Gender-affirming Care for Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth: https://www.amazon.com/Pediatric-Gender-Identity-Gender-affirming-Transgender/dp/3030389081 

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