One Mom's Frustration

[A mom has a 7-year-old Trans girl who has been attending a local public school with great success. Suddenly she is confronted by the possibility that the school superintendent is going to consult with the state division of child protective services, and she is upset. She contacts an official at the state education department and makes an appointment to discuss her child's situation. Several days later she learns that the official has refused to talk with her. This is her reaction.]

"I just found out about [an official of a Department of Education] not wanting to meet with me.  This is exactly what I go through almost everyday.  People not understanding and that is so hard.  That is all I want: for people, at the very least, to be open to the idea that GID among kids exists and it is serious.  I realize there is a huge debate among professionals about GID and how kids with this condition should be treated.   Every day I feel scared for [my child].  Every day I am worried that most of the people [my child] comes in contact with who know about her condition, including professionals at her school, do not understand or think that I am crazy for "allowing" my child to express her gender identity in order to alleviate the dysphoria she has felt her entire life.
 
"For a parent it is a scary thing to talk to people about, but a parent should be able to talk to school professionals if they have concerns about their child's gender identity.  The first time I ever brought it up to [my child's] school was when she was in PRE-School.  It was at her IEP meeting.  The psychologist brushed me off... everyone has, until I started talking to trained specialists and other parents going through the same thing.  I am just saddened and a bit scared, truthfully, that someone so high up in education would not even WANT to talk about it.   For some reason, I did have a feeling it would be that way."