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The Witness: True Stories of Children and Gender Identity - Podcast

The Witness: True Stories of Children and Gender Identity

Conversations about gender identity are happening in homes and hospitals, therapy offices and classrooms. This podcast invites you to bear witness to how gender identity impacts children and families. All of the testimonies that you will hear have been anonymously shared with Partners for Ethical Care. These stories have been shared by Individuals who have agreed to have their experiences published in order to bring awareness and to document what is happening. We invite you to listen and bear witness

Documentary Society & Culture
Update frequency
every 12 days
Average duration
13 minutes
Episodes
36
Years Active
2021 - 2022
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Episode 36 - And So We Wait: A Father’s Story

Episode 36 - And So We Wait: A Father’s Story

A father talks of his intelligent, sensitive son with ADHD who was bullied throughout public school. He went off to college and after a difficult breakup with a girlfriend and encouragement from "gen…

00:07:48  |   Tue 01 Nov 2022
Episode 35 - My Daughter’s On Again, Off Again, On Again Trans Identity

Episode 35 - My Daughter’s On Again, Off Again, On Again Trans Identity

A mother describes the difficulties her daughter with ADHD and high functioning autism has fitting in with her peers. Her daughter vacillates between believing she is a girl and a boy and finds commu…

00:10:32  |   Tue 18 Oct 2022
Episode 34 - Pivotal Moments by StoicMom

Episode 34 - Pivotal Moments by StoicMom

Follow this mom's reflections on her journey with her trans-identifying daughter. She finds meaning and tries to "savor and appreciate the moments of closeness."

You can find StoicMom's written piece…

00:19:30  |   Tue 04 Oct 2022
Episode 33 - Girlhood Interrupted

Episode 33 - Girlhood Interrupted

A mother details her daughter's pathway to a "trans" identification and the inconsistencies and maladaptive strategies she observes along the way. 

00:16:00  |   Tue 31 May 2022
Episode 32 - A Break From my Usual Protocol: Father/ROGD Daughter 5/5

Episode 32 - A Break From my Usual Protocol: Father/ROGD Daughter 5/5

This father takes a turn in his strategy with his ROGD daughter as they navigate the ramifications of a "transgender" identity. This is part 5 in a 5 part series.

00:07:18  |   Tue 24 May 2022
Episode 31 - The Backfire Effect: Father/Daughter 4/5

Episode 31 - The Backfire Effect: Father/Daughter 4/5

Loving father continues to have impactful conversations with daughter and navigate how to handle an ROGD adoption.

00:07:42  |   Mon 09 May 2022
Episode 30 - ROGD Parent Survival Guide: Father/Daughter Part 3/5

Episode 30 - ROGD Parent Survival Guide: Father/Daughter Part 3/5

Father continues the long process of loving discussion with his ROGD daughter and offers guidance and reassurance for other parents.

00:09:09  |   Tue 26 Apr 2022
Episode 29 - Laughing Juries Don’t Convict: Father ROGD Daughter 2/5

Episode 29 - Laughing Juries Don’t Convict: Father ROGD Daughter 2/5

Conversations between a father and ROGD daughter. Part 2 of a 5 part series.

00:16:54  |   Tue 05 Apr 2022
Episode 28 - Father Jokes with ROGD Daughter 1/5

Episode 28 - Father Jokes with ROGD Daughter 1/5

Listen to this father have lighthearted conversation while discussing trans-identification with his ROGD daughter in this 5 part series.

00:08:25  |   Tue 22 Mar 2022
Episode 27 - Mom Loses Custody; Daughter Loses Mom

Episode 27 - Mom Loses Custody; Daughter Loses Mom

A mother chronicles how the courts and other adults facilitate the loss of her young adolescent daughter and the breakdown of the bonds they once had.

00:27:17  |   Tue 08 Mar 2022
Episode 26 - Dear Daughter, from PITT (Parents with Inconvenient Truths about Trans)

Episode 26 - Dear Daughter, from PITT (Parents with Inconvenient Truths about Trans)

In this love letter a parent holds steadfast and nurtures the relationship with her daughter with truth and reality. Link to article on the PITT substack https://pitt.substack.com/p/dear-daughter?utm…

00:11:28  |   Tue 22 Feb 2022
Episode 25 - 10 Things I Believe Helped Our Daughter to Desist

Episode 25 - 10 Things I Believe Helped Our Daughter to Desist

This parent of a 13 year old daughter lays out her 10 part strategy that helped her child to desist.

00:06:35  |   Wed 09 Feb 2022
Episode 24 - Path to Desistance: Conversations Between a Mother and Daughter Part 4/4

Episode 24 - Path to Desistance: Conversations Between a Mother and Daughter Part 4/4

Tune in to this loving conversation between a mother and daughter who examine the many misguided reasons behind adopting a gender identity. This is part 4 of a 4 part series.

00:14:10  |   Tue 25 Jan 2022
Episode 23 - Path to Desistance: Conversations Between a Mother and Daughter Part 3/4

Episode 23 - Path to Desistance: Conversations Between a Mother and Daughter Part 3/4

The conversation continues between this mother and daughter. Fostering mutual respect and understanding, they continue to navigate the murky waters of gender identities. This is part 3 of a 4 part se…

00:21:35  |   Tue 11 Jan 2022
Episode 22 - Path to Desistance: Conversations Between a Mother and Daughter Part 2/4

Episode 22 - Path to Desistance: Conversations Between a Mother and Daughter Part 2/4

Listen to how this mother and daughter continue to navigate and examine the murky waters of gender identity ideology. This is part two of a 4 part series.

00:19:13  |   Tue 28 Dec 2021
Episode 21 - Path to Desistance: Conversations Between a Mother and Daughter Part 1/4

Episode 21 - Path to Desistance: Conversations Between a Mother and Daughter Part 1/4

Listen to how this mother and daughter maintain a loving relationship while navigating and examining the murky waters of gender identity ideology. This is part one of a 4 part series.

00:10:32  |   Tue 14 Dec 2021
Episode 20 - Daughter Convinced by College Friends she is Transgender

Episode 20 - Daughter Convinced by College Friends she is Transgender

Daughter identified as female her whole life until dealing with anxiety and depression in her first year at college and decided she was “transgender.”

00:06:54  |   Tue 23 Nov 2021
Episode 19 - Mother Asks Affirming Ex-Husband Questions

Episode 19 - Mother Asks Affirming Ex-Husband Questions

Mother asks a series of important, exploratory questions to her ex-husband who affirms their daughter in a new gender identity.

00:31:53  |   Tue 21 Sep 2021
Episode 18 - 3 Stories of Sons Who Are Encouraged to Transition with no Regard to Pre-existing Medical Conditions

Episode 18 - 3 Stories of Sons Who Are Encouraged to Transition with no Regard to Pre-existing Medical Conditions

3 Stories from Gendermapper.org :

1. Dr. refuses to look into mental health issues before prescribing hormones.

2. Female hormones suspected to cause stroke in 24 year old son.

3. Endocrinologist at …

00:08:19  |   Tue 31 Aug 2021
Episode 17 - Interview with a 16 Year Old Desistor

Episode 17 - Interview with a 16 Year Old Desistor

In this interview a 16 year old desistor gives insight into the reasons she became attracted to the trans identity she adopted and why she eventually realized her ideas seemed to have some logical fa…

00:13:48  |   Tue 10 Aug 2021
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