Many young people who first claim to be bisexual will later identify as pansexual and then trans. Sasha and Stella discuss this common but contemporary pathway to trans identification and analyze why this might be happening and what it could mean subconsciously. They offer parents some ideas for how to engage their child during this time of exploration.

Sasha and Stella both have parent coaching membership sites that offer an expansive catalog of resources curated to support and empower parents of gender-questioning teens and young adults. Depending on the membership level, you have access to full-length in-depth topic videos, articles, book recommendations, and live Q&A sessions.

Links:

Sasha Ayad’s Parent Coaching Membership Group (SubscribeStar)

https://www.subscribestar.com/sashalpc

Stella O’Malley’s Parent Coaching Membership Group (Substack)

https://stellaomalley.substack.com/

Sasha & Stella’s Conversation with Helena:

Helena Part I: Social Justice, Fandoms & FTM Gay Boys

https://gender-a-wider-lens.captivate.fm/episode/45-helena-part-1-social-justice-fandoms-ftm-gay-boys

Helena Part II: Advice for Parents from a Former Trans Kid

https://gender-a-wider-lens.captivate.fm/episode/46-helena-part-ii-advice-for-parents-from-a-former-trans-kid

Sasha & Stella's Conversation w/ Lisa Duval:

https://gender-a-wider-lens.captivate.fm/episode/75-borderline-personality-distorted-attempts-to-integrate-a-conversation-w-lisa-duval

Upcoming GETA Webinars

https://genderexploratory.com/events/

Albert Ellis’s REPT philosophies, and The Three Basic Musts

https://www.rebtnetwork.org/whatis.html

If you liked this episode, more episodes you might find interesting:

Episode 1 — Trans: Identity vs Dysphoria https://gender-a-wider-lens.captivate.fm/episode/trans-identity-vs-dysphoria

Episode 2 — Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria. https://gender-a-wider-lens.captivate.fm/episode/rapid-onset-gender-dysphoria

Episode 32 — Stereotypes https://gender-a-wider-lens.captivate.fm/episode/32-stereotypes

Episode 35 — Communicating About Gender: Translating Between Parent & Child. https://gender-a-wider-lens.captivate.fm/episode/35-translations

Episode 39 — Nonbinary Identities

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Dr. Andrew Swafford