I'm sorry therapy wasn't helpful to you, but that doesn't mean that therapy is incapable of helping anyone, ever. It's possible that the LW mentioned her friend felt better while in therapy because her friend flat-out said, "Hey, I sure do feel better since I've been in therapy." There's nothing in the letter…

Almost everyone in the thread addressed this. The LW didn't just randomly blurt out that their friend should go to therapy because she is trans; therapy has been an asset to her before, presumably for issues unrelated to transitioning. I understand that there is baggage involved, and that there are shitty people who…

Almost everyone in the thread addressed this. The LW didn't just randomly blurt out that their friend should go to therapy because she is trans; therapy has been an asset to her before, presumably for issues unrelated to transitioning. I understand that there is baggage involved, and that there are shitty people who…

Regardless of gender, or the fact that she decided to step up and be a role model, she's a KID. I just don't understand why random strangers think they can harass a child just because she's transgender. If you wouldn't say anything demeaning or hurtful to a cisgender child, don't say it to one who's transgender.