Trans-Parenting Podcast Episode 3: Statistics of What Life is Like for Transgender Students
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In Episode 3 of the Trans-Parenting Podcast we go over some frightening statistics about what transgender students deal with in schools, suicide and self-harm, and the difference having a supportive family can make. Show Notes: Most of the statistics in the episode come from the 2011 survey of LGBT students conducted by GLSEN. You can […]
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