POV: You’re a parent or guardian and your kid is becoming curious about their gender or has already come out. Maybe you yourself haven’t had much exposure to queer and trans communities, but you still want to be as supportive as possible as your kiddo navigates their gender identity.
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We cannot competently support our Black colleagues and colleagues of color and ethically serve our Black clients and clients of color while the very system in which we work and train continues to treat whiteness as the default. So, we must work together to change both our internal beliefs and biases and the system within which we work.
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Throughout the Western world, weight-based stigma permeates the fabric of society. It is often found in both overt forms of prejudice and discrimination and in more subtle microaggressions – bullying, harassment, hostility, ostracism, derogatory humor, and violence.
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