Hello, Sherman, and thank you for writing a comment, and sharing your opinion. Like most people, I do see things primarily from my own perspective. I am sure that’s your reaction, too, in voicing your complaint.

The problem isn’t that there are people who think they are transgender, even children, and come to the conclusion that they are not; it’s the question of what are parents and loved ones supposed to do when a child says, “I am X” when everyone that child knows thinks they are Y. I’m a reporter and talk show host and journalist with 30+ years experience, so I know a thing or two about listening. It’s how I earn my living: listening, thinking, writing and speaking. I have made it my life’s work to raise up the voice of those less fortunate than me, and I am especially sympathetic to people who detransition… because I did, too. But it was a mistake set off by a health crisis that cost me a lot, not a voluntary act.

So, believe me, I have taken more than a “single second” to center somebody else’s voices. I am sorry you think of me as a narcissist, but that’s your right. My only goal is to raise the alarm that what Mr. Singal did in writing this article is to confuse the issue faced by transgender youth and their parents and loved ones, and to cause damage to the community that is already so threatened by bigotry, discrimination and hate.

All I wish is for people to be kind to one another, and that includes the people Mr. Singal spoke to, many of which were never diagnosed with gender dysphoria, which is in itself a horrible thing that most people will never understand or appreciate its stranglehold on many of those like me.

I wish you well and again thank you for reaching out. Good night.