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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