I?m the parent of a transgender child, and I have been accused of ?child abuse? and ?buying into the LGBT agenda,? simply for believing and accepting my kid. I know firsthand how much controversy still swirls around kids who tell us they?re a gender other than the one they were assigned at birth. Families like mine, and especially the children we love, are constantly under attack.

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My daughter came out as trans, and it saved my marriageThe findings of a new study may put some of that controversy to rest. But could putting too much emphasis on objective ?proof? ultimately cause more harm than good" Researchers from the University of Liege, in Belgium, who presented their findings at the European Society of Endocrinology?s annual symposium earlier this week, performed MRI scans on 160 children and teenagers diagnosed with gender dysphoria, the severe discomfort or distress experienced by many transgender people. The results showed the brain activity of trans boys closely resembled the brain activity in cisgender (not trans) boys. The same similarities were seen between trans and cisgender girls.
In other words, this research shows transgender kids are very much who they say they are.
When our daughter came out to us at age 11, we quickly an...