Often the questions we ask about the LGBTQ community betray underlying negative beliefs. In today’s bonus episode, host Donna Cleveland revisits episode 2, which centered around the suicide of a 14-year-old transgender boy in her hometown of Fairfield, Iowa. She invites Clinical Social Worker Dr. Damon Constantinides to the show to explain what the gender affirmative model is, why you shouldn’t ask if gender dysphoria is a phase, and how to be a true ally to trans youth.
Featuring:
Dr. Damon Constantinides, Clinical Social Worker, PhD, LCSW
Original music by Taylor Ross
Mentoring by Molly Bloom of American Public Media
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