Identity Denied: Trans in America | Nightline 

So sick of hearing about 0.0005% of the total population. How about some economic justice, not identity politics.

Why need to change the body when the problem is your mentality?

Live and let live. But don't try to change the whole world or it will backfire big time.

you walk into ANY office where its COVERED in identity flags?? RUN BACK OUT THAT PLACE.

They have to double down now, because they know there is no turning back. You did this to children.

So “Henry” killed himself even though he transitioned and it’s still my fault? Frankly these kids need mental help, and these parents are probably monsters. If you’re a kid and weird, ok, you’re alone, so what, deal with it, life is hard. Make your own life here. Be your own joy, and learn how to say, “screw you.”

Hopefully this fad ends soon 😢

So ABC when are we doing lobotomies?

It's not about 'identity' with these people. They're doing it for attention

how do you say social contagion¿

Where do they find these people?

I feel like im in a horrible dream.

Hey ABC, the AMA also told us the C19 shots where safe.

Boycotting ABC

Ratio incoming

Was that a dude dressed in a womans naval uniform?

So basically Trans people demand that we accept who they think they are now because they could accept who they were before. Right. Got it.

as a member of the lgbt i wonder how many of these kids are confident in what they are saying ive been gay/bi since i was a pre teen as well so maybe they do who they are interesting situation either way it goes .

nobody is JEALOUS of you. LORD almighty

It is important to vet kids to make sure they really are suffering from gender dysphoria before activists dump a bunch of baggage on innocent kids.

Can you get a tat without a parent's consent in the US under the age of 18? Asking for a friend ...

Grooming!

As in the days of Noah…

This old generation doesn’t realize that becoming transgender is the cool and trendy thing to do these days…. Please have some common sense and don’t just blindly follow your children. Half of them are raised by the Internet.

Everyone just gonna ignore the “wrong puberty” comment lol??

They did not accept themselves for who they were when they came into the world yet they demand the rest of us accept them for who they are now. I don't think so, honey.

What a shameful advertisement for medical harm. A repeat of the lobotomy scandal. Profitable medical treatments are *business,* and do not qualify as *care.*

I hate the way people have such a black or white view of this issue.. either they are all for it or against it but its much more nuanced than that and there is just as much detransitioners who feel suicidal too that we also need to listen to. We can't just affirm everyone, thats negligence.

We used to play dress up when I was a kid. There was a trunk full of costumes, old suit coats, and dresses. Us boys used to dress up in dresses. We would occasionally play with our sister’s Barbies. Parents nowadays would look at kids doing this and say “wow, maybe my kid is transgender” and start then down that path. Because the child loves and listens to their parent, of course they are going to listen to their parent. Parents are failing children and we are causing our already very confused children to be even more confused.

They gotta mean “Lies* Denied”.

What if I identify as a cat? Can I avoided taxes like that? Why do other people need to be proud of your self image?

This video... Every 20 seconds just gets weirder and weirder.

I wanna Live in a world where people not allowed to decide on a Candidate can decide gender things at 5

I do not care if you want to be Transgender....Just don't tell me about it.

That’s child abuse, the parents should be charged and children taken away.

Minors can not join the army, cant buy alcohol or cigarettes, but if they want to get on sterlizing medication its completely fine. LMFAO!

the fact that this kid wrote a letter saying he was transgender is so incredibly disturbing, because that what jeffery marsh tells kids to do, its very likely that that young boy was being taken advantage of online.

There are kids who truly know they are more feminine or masculine at an early age, so much so that their outer physical appearance can cause conflict within themselves because what they see in the mirror doesn't match with their most dominant gene. Then there are kids who don't feel they fit in with regs or misfits and will try to form bonds with kids who are trans because the one who feels they don't fit in but are not trans, can relate to not fitting in or feeling alone, and I think this is where most adults say a child is being groomed or need treatment for mental illness. However there are those who look at this as a situation where predators will use being trans, as a way to gain easy access to another teen or child. Is there truth in all of this, yes. Are there cases of kids who transition back because the changes were more than they expected, being seen the way they felt became too much, etc., yes. Things like this happen with most things in life. We dream of visions as to what kind of house we want, what we want to be when we grow up, what kind of car we want to drive, learn the likes and dislikes of traits and qualities in people, and so on. Dreaming of what something may be like and actually getting to experience it is a whole different ball game in itself. Two ppl can endure the same thing but their experience may differ from one another. This is why it is soooo very important for basic safety guidelines to be put in place, and for society to realize saying yes doesn't mean we are not for protecting life, the quality of life or, other children from actual predators. Saying yes can sometimes mean we are open minded enough to realize that never every single person is the same and may need different medical needs and therapy than what we may need for ourselves, and also allows for these individuals to have the same freedoms and access as we do. That's the bottom line. I'm not trans but have been through so much that I probably wouldn't have had to experience, had certain policies and or, laws been but in place. Not only did I have to endure these horrible experiences, but it impacted my children so much that when they grew up and became a mom themselves, seeing what I went through weighs heavily on the decisions they have made as a new mom. Some of these decisions came back to bite them and ultimately resulted in them having to endure the same experience I did, 17 years ago. There's no getting around these policies or laws for most ppl, even if they were to pack up and move. I support medical help for all individuals, rather my decisions for myself may differ due to my own personal feelings or beliefs.

- For the mentality challenged, life will be a lot easier pretending who you were born as than to pretend who you are not and, never will be.

Being who you want to be is fine....however respect is earned...not demanded.

Calling a girl who identifies as a boy a girl is not denying that she is human.

I'm a helicopter!

Too bad nobody can see his parents cus they are transparents

Asinine.

These sick people lie to these poor kid and then they killes themselves because theres no going back :(

Be careful the clowns are out😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 democrats😂😂😂😂😂

My Pronouns? Normal/Normalcy Also, I'm in my 40s, but now identify as age 24.

She passes well But does not change Truth

Please dont join swimming..

I wanted to say this: Society taught me to hate myself for being gay when I lived in a Latin-American country. It was extremely difficult for me to accept that I was gay back in the 90's. Then I moved to the United States and came out. I started being ok with myself. But then, over time, I realized also that society also taught me to hate others. When I immersed myself, even within the gay community while living in a European country, I observed that I also was being taught to hate people that didn't conform to the gay standards of that local tribe. That included, as a matter of fact, people not dressed nicely, as some gays completely are fixated on how others dress. Then I immersed myself into a sector of the gay community that hated overly effeminate other gays. All of this was surreal to tell you the truth. Eventually, I had to acknowledge to myself also my own lack of understanding and acceptance towards other groups. I also had to acknowledge my racial bias within myself against gay blacks and Asians, never wanting to engage with them because "they were not my type." It's amazing all the programming that exists out there. I had a phobia against ever having sex with these groups, but I didn't know why. I also never understood bisexual people. I called them confused. All of these external ideas that float around, I realized eventually, are just imaginary and created by those who fear and like to spread fear and hate. And believe me, gay people themselves are also not immune to being discriminative. Over time I overcame absolutely everything, or so I thought. Over time, I've disconnected myself from any and every group, even the gay community itself, so I have not paid attention to any of this mainstream outrage going on for years. Now that I've tuned in again to what is going on, in seeing all this backlash against the LGBTQ+ community, I've come to also become aware of this TRANS trend. Of course, my first reaction to Trans people is similar to that of straight people. What do you mean you don't identify with what you were born with? But again, it showed me my own bias against people that are not like me - which is just a programming floating around. After paying attention to this, I realize once again, that things are just the way they are. Things are not as simple as they seem. I cannot just turn off my attraction to other men. So, I absolutely understand that things can be much more complex with other people, who truly feel like they are in the wrong body. They also just cannot turn that off, as much as others (who deem themselves normal) want us/them to. Thank you for this report. It give me a better understanding of these people.

Can Anyone With Knowledge on Subject Please Help Explain Why doctors or Families Treat Him to Change but Not Use The treatment to Fix His condition Without changing gender ..?!!

So the parents knew the kids was t. R 4 N $ at 2???? Yeah ok

ok groomers

Sucks to be told no. Time to grow up

These guys have no mental resilience to deal with normal life and therefore only crave attention and will do anything to get it, even if it means creating negative attention.

They really out here mutating mfs

That’s just a confused girl

Esau Idumea Edom 🤦🏾‍♀️

He is the highest ranking...HE

Bad parenting smh

maybe henry just regret being trans.

Well, no one MUST indulge in someone else’s FANTASY world. Some of us prefer living in reality based on science.

If we think about it, i wonder how many people were committing suicide even before they dare even come out as Gay? To think nothing of knowing that they are living in the totally wrong body! Its just that since they couldn't talk about their sexuality or gender identities, nobody would really even know why, such was their shame. They would think, oh, they were such a loner, or they never married so they must have been really lonely, etc. When all along, these people were rather suffering in silence, with noone to even confide, until they just couldn't take it any more! Society is just so cruel.

THE TRANSGENDER ISSUE IN AMERICA WILL GET SO MUCH BETTER IF A SEPERATE LEGISTLATION GIVING SEPERATE RIGHTS TO TRANSGENDER . LET THESE TRANSGENDER PEOPLE LIVE THEIR LIVES AND US LAW MAKERS NEED TO PASS SEPERATE LEGISTLATION ON TRANSGENDER ...LIKE SEPERATE TOILETS , LOCKER ROOMS , SEPERATE CHANGING ROOMS , SEPERATE SPORTS ...JUST GIVE THEM THEIR SPACE TO LIVE NOT COMMIT SUICIDE

I know that these families are not Christian because they were never told that God does not make mistakes and they are loved. They follow and listen to the lies of satan.

I'm sorry show me people that are transgender and committed suicide for making the wrong decision and mutilating it is the other term yes but when it comes to puberty hormones going through it needs to be more studies on it to see if it's safe and not cause or death

Head cases

What is DNA about? Someone trying to twist the moment, confused most. Not seeing the SIGNS, that speaks most. A human heart [the spiritual one] is not the human body. Hear a demon speaking to you, the friendly kind with a human body. i confuse the demons without human bodies, i ain't holy but OWN HIM WHOM IS TRUTH. Define LIVING, child. Your SOURCE. Prove. Heaven is guaranteed to no one. i believe i own HELL. Hint. Find Heaven!

throughout history and even today there have been and are many different cultures and groups of people with more than two genders and the society works fine. I dont know why these people act like the west is the only place that exists and our ways of living and expressing self is the only way. Why cant we just let people live and keep it pushin, not everything gotta be so difficult. like i get somepeople wanna be in the cool kids club or feel exclusive or better than people cause their own subset of beliefs and morals but youre not😂. we all just on this rock trying our best

You will suffer in the end.

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What it would take for people to trust that trans people know who they are and how they feel? I feel like for many the answer is "nothing"

These comments break my heart, no one ever asks to be made. I hope kindness and love will continue to overcome hate and fear. Us trans people are not your enemy, just accept us and move on about your day. I'll keep praying for everyone🥲💗

The vast majority of news coverage on this subject has consisted of opposing views of social or political groups. This piece stated that the American Medical Association approves gender affirming care for minors. This is the first time I've heard anything about the opinions of recognized medical originations. Please provide more information on the subject of gender affirming care for minors from medical and mental health care professionals. Those opposing these treatments make it sound like groups of drag queens in clown cars are pressuring kids to change their gender then "mutilating" these kid with a rusty razor. Some fringe LGBTQ groups take great offense to the notion that kid seeking gender affirming care need counseling before they receive further treatment. It's time to hear from medical & mental health care professionals and groups. Let these people demystify the process and educate all of us without bias

the sadd thing is we have trans ppl and kids who have to flee to other states to get care or just be allowed to not be harassed

To read all these mean and ignorant comments, you'd think the entire country was hateful and stupid. Thank goodness most Americans support kids like Aiden.

Bunch of lies

How can you take that Admiral seriously?! I couldn’t stop laughing!!! That Doctor is also a groomer!!

That’s a girl.

Helen Joyce. Look her up.

He’s a disgrace wearing that uniform

meanwhile i cant afford a home at 30 yrs old this is the major problem though wouldn’t want feelings hurt

It's disgusting what we're letting happen to children.

They deserve basic human rights too. Religion is not supposed to be involved here. That's personal.