I have a lot to say and I have certain things I want to share, that I will get to eventually. So I'm skipping forward and I will fill in the gaps as I go along. I want to share some information from a psychological standpoint also. I will also get to that. I also want to share resources both affirmative and faith based. No conversion therapy.
Today as I was at church they talked a lot about the love of God and that our goal is to become like him and show that love to our fellow men. As I was driving home I thought about Bruce Jenner, now Kaitlyn Jenner. A lot of people have shared their views on facebook both pro and against his or her decisions. For people with gender dysphoria or transgender, they feel that if they look like their preferred gender, they are more real, or that it is their true identity. I really don't know what Jesus would say about this topic, but I'm sure He would love them. If we are true followers of Jesus Christ we would love everyone, even if they were different from us. I am sure that everyone in my congregation would love my Carlos. They may not agree with his decisions, or may not even understand what is going on, but I know they would love him if he came to our church. The reality is that he or she is still the same person inside, and always will be.
Sunday, September 4, 2016
Saturday, September 3, 2016
FIRST ENCOUNTER
My first encounter with gender dysphoria was about 4 years ago whenI started my Master's Degree in Counseling. There was a presentation by the student association at the university. At the time the whole topic was strange to me. The presentation was about a little kid named Jazz, that was born a male and since a very early age wanted to be a girl. I thought the parents should not give this little kid hormones. What if he changed his mind later, and was that healthy? This little kid wanted boys to like her, but she had boy parts. How was that going to work out? I don't want you to get discouraged by my first post. I'm not advocating for either or. I am just sharing my journey of discovery, what I have learned as a counselor and how I try to reconcile all of it with my Mormon beliefs. As a counselor, if the client wants to be affirmative I would follow the person's lead. As a counselor it is not my duty to impose any beliefs on the client. As a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, I have my own beliefs. And as a mother I put it all together in context and come to a conclusion of acceptance and love.
Here is the video. Today Jazz has her own show on network TV. I don't have cable so I don't know the channel.
My first encounter with gender dysphoria was about 4 years ago whenI started my Master's Degree in Counseling. There was a presentation by the student association at the university. At the time the whole topic was strange to me. The presentation was about a little kid named Jazz, that was born a male and since a very early age wanted to be a girl. I thought the parents should not give this little kid hormones. What if he changed his mind later, and was that healthy? This little kid wanted boys to like her, but she had boy parts. How was that going to work out? I don't want you to get discouraged by my first post. I'm not advocating for either or. I am just sharing my journey of discovery, what I have learned as a counselor and how I try to reconcile all of it with my Mormon beliefs. As a counselor, if the client wants to be affirmative I would follow the person's lead. As a counselor it is not my duty to impose any beliefs on the client. As a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, I have my own beliefs. And as a mother I put it all together in context and come to a conclusion of acceptance and love.
Here is the video. Today Jazz has her own show on network TV. I don't have cable so I don't know the channel.
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