A week ago my husband and I received a letter from our daughter stating that she was going to begin hormone therapy for the purpose of transitioning. We have known for many years that our daughter is a lesbian and that she prefers to wear male clothing, but this came as a distressing shock to us. She said that she did not want to undergo therapy and that she was going to proceed with this process on her own. Do you think that she should undergo therapy before embarking on this path?
By -- Mar 16, 2022
Gender role transition is a very important matter. NO ONE should even consider doing it without the aid of a therapist that knows what they are doing. You might inform your daughter of the World Professional Association for Trangender Health's Standards of Care, (WPATH SOC 7). A pdf copy of the SOC is available elsewhere on this site. I suggest that if you have not already done so that you read them yourself. Hopefully she will follow through and see someone.
