Allyship with Transgender Youth and Families with Lisa Dube, LICSW on the Morning Show July 27
July 25, 2023The Morning Show on July 27th Will Feature:
Allyship with Transgender Youth and Families with Lisa Dube, LICSW
This week, Lisa Dube, LICSW, will visit the show to discuss the fears and misconceptions that are fueling a growing number of legislative bans on gender affirmative care for transgender youth in numerous “red” states across the U.S. Dube’s private practice, Merrimack River Wellness, focuses on the unique therapeutic needs of transgender youth, adults, and their families.
I’ve found these bans to be perplexing and disturbing, as many of you probably have, as well. Lisa was on the “Morning Show” in August of 2020 to talk about transgender identities; I learned much from her and I knew she was the person I wanted to turn to for insight and knowledge.
Among the greatest misconceptions driving the bans, reports Dube, is that children under 18 receive surgery, but as Dube emphasizes, this is not true.
Dube will discuss how such bans are impacting the safety and access to care of youths, families, and providers, not only in states where the legislation has passed or is pending, but also in states such as Massachusetts, where gender affirming care is legal, but providers nonetheless receive threats.
Dube will also talk about the critical importance of family support for transgender youth, as well as ways everyone in a community can become an ally.
As discouraging as the bans and misconceptions have been, Dube finds hope in her belief that “in the end, love will win.”
For information tracking legislative bans impacting transgender youth, visit https://fenwayhealth.org/the-fenway-institute/health-policy/transyouthmatter/ For information on allyship, visit https://www.reimaginegender.org/insights/understanding-allyship To learn more about Dube’s practice, visit www.merrimackriverwellness.com
