Leading mental health organizations have pushed their support of transgender ideology onto school counselors.
The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) is calling for school counselors to “promote affirmation, respect and equal opportunity for all individuals regardless of gender identity or gender expression.”
“School counselors encourage a safe and affirming school environment and promote awareness of and education on issues related to transgender and nonbinary students,” reads a statement from the ASCA.
“School staff should address students by their chosen/affirmed name and pronouns corresponding to their gender identity, regardless of whether there has been a legal name change,” it states.
Regarding student records, the ASCA said, “Schools should make every effort to use students’ chosen/affirmed names on student records, even if a legal name change has not been made. This includes making changes in the school’s student information system, so the affirmed name is the one that appears on most printed unofficial materials (e.g., rosters, diplomas, student IDs, yearbooks, school newspapers, etc.) while the legal name is kept in a segregated, confidential file.”
The ASCA also advocated for transgender students’ “right to use restrooms and locker rooms matching their gender identity.”
The National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC), another organization, has a “legislative advocacy team” that “closely tracks actions taken by states to ban or protect gender-affirming care and works with partner counseling organizations and counselors to reaffirm the position that equitable access to health care, which includes gender-affirming care, is fundamentally necessary for a productive and successful society.”
American Faith reported that a study found that transitioned children experience worse mental health.
The study, titled “Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria: Parent Reports on 1655 Possible Cases,” used information provided by parents surveyed through the organization ‘Parents of Rapid-Onset Gender Dysphoria (ROGD) Kids.’
The reported AYAs first experienced gender dysphoria between the ages of 11 and 21, 75% of whom were biological females.
The study notes that AYAs with pre-existing mental health conditions were more likely to socially and medically transition to meet their gender identity.
“Parents reported that they had often felt pressured by clinicians to affirm their AYA child’s new gender and support their transition,” the study authors write, adding that the child’s mental well-being “deteriorated considerably” after he or she socially transitioned.
