Kaiden, who is transgender, and his mom Kristen are pictured above. “She's so supportive. She is, like, full of love,” Kaiden says of his mom.
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Although Kaiden told his mom Kristen that he dreaded living in his body, she wasn’t supportive of her son’s need to transition at first. “I tried to bring testosterone up. She's like, ‘We’re not going to talk about this right now,’” he said. But over time, Kristen realized it was critical for her to accept, support, and continue loving her son for him to be happy and at peace.
That acceptance is life-saving: acceptance from at least one adult can decrease the risk of an LGBTQ young person attempting suicide by 40%. I know, because as a member of the Crisis Services team for the last six years, I’ve witnessed the struggles the young people who reach out to Trevor share with us. No one in their lives loves them for who they are. But I see what happens when our amazing crisis counselors tell them that they are loved — that we celebrate them — and I hear the ways they can begin to envision a future filled with happiness and peace.
Paloma Woo she/her/hers
Director of Lifeline Supervision
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