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shelliejelly
@shelliejelly
Mother| Writer| Optimist| She/her
Jun 15, 2022 • 9 tweets • 3 min read
I live in Chicago. I have a trans son.

Most would think gender-affirming care is easy here. It's not.

1. Providers who are trained and knowledgable about gender-affirming care are few and far between when considered in relation to general pediatrics.

#ProtectTransKids 2. Which means, many of those providers have long wait times for initial appointments.

3. We travel roughly 30/45 minutes (with traffic), and we live *in* the city. Some families travel from the suburbs, down state. They spend an entire day (sometimes more) on appointments.
Jun 14, 2022 • 9 tweets • 3 min read
Chase is one of the best advocates around trans youth. Kelly helps me think more deeply and critically, sharpens the self-reflection necessary for me to get clarity on my own person.

I'm the parent of a trans son. I need you committed to this fight.

#ProtectTransYouth So much of this work (for me) was/is steeped in facing my own fear and ignorance, my blind spots and subconscious bias.

The self-reflection necessary to be able to show up effectively for communities you care about can be scary work.

Nobody wants to believe they can be awful.
Jun 13, 2022 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Proud Boys crashing Drag Queen story hours, planned bludgeoning of Pride attendees, trans kids stripped of gender-affirming health care, trans kids banned from sports, trans-supportive parents investigated for child abuse, "Don't Say Gay" bills, ..

What is your last straw? I'm horrified at the people who honestly see themselves as allies to my trans son who are categorically SILENT on what is going on in this nation around LGBTQ rights, specifically the attacks on trans youth.