Transgender and Gender Diverse Teens: How to Talk to and Support Them [video]

For parents and caregivers, knowing how to talk to their children about gender can present a steep learning curve.

The Conversation U.S. hosted contributors Jules Gill-Peterson, an associate professor of history at Johns Hopkins University, and Dr. Kacie Kidd, medical director of the pediatric Gender and Sexual Development Clinic at West Virginia University Medicine Children’s Hospital, in a webinar titled “Transgender and gender-diverse teens more visible than ever: Who they are, what they need and how to talk about sensitive issues.”

View the webinar:

Read excerpted highlights from this interview in The Conversation, online.

Source: The Conversation | Transgender and Gender Diverse Teens: How to Talk to and Support Them, https://theconversation.com/transgender-and-gender-diverse-teens-how-to-talk-to-and-support-them-170992 | Copyright © 2010–2021, The Conversation US, Inc.

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