Congratulations to Caitlin Jenner

I am so proud of Caitlin Jenner and so proud of our country as we begin to turn a corner in acceptance. Even so, we have to remember that it is only July 2015, and already this year (in 2015 alone) 14 transgender people have been murdered  because of who they are (10 transgender women and 4 transgender men).  This is why Caitlyn, and ALL transgender people are considered so brave.  It takes tremendous courage to be yourself in a world where you can be murdered for simply being genuine to who you are.  I remember how important it was for me when Ellen, Melissa Etheridge and other celebrities came out as lesbian….I felt like I wasn’t alone anymore. I felt that other people, successful people, were like me and were getting by okay in life. I can only imagine how transgender kids must be feeling today. That they have someone to really look up to. Obviously, many people paved the way for this to happen, but I do believe this is a turning point and a memorable moment for our community and for all the transgender people out there who felt alone, ashamed, and/or different. I hope you can see that there is hope for a different world and that there are many of us who care and support you in your journey. If you are a transgender person and have questions, please feel free to call me to get information, to get support, and/or to participate in therapy to obtain your letter for hormones or gender affirming surgery (also known as sexual reassignment surgery / SRS). Hopefully as our world changes, you won’t need a therapist to “approve” your hormones or surgery, but until that day comes, I encourage you to call.

If you prefer a gay friendly therapist in Long Beach, or Transgender friendly therapist in Long Beach, please call to set up an appointment.  Please remember that if you are not in driving distance from my office, that I do provide Skype and facetime sessions.  It is sometimes difficult to find a gay friendly therapist, so I try to accommodate my clients by providing tele-therapy (meaning skype, facetime, etc).