I have been studying and implementing Attachment theory in counseling methods much more often recently. I have learned to notice more and more what attachment theory researchers have coined protest behaviors and despair behaviors (as well as detachment behaviors that follow).

Image from @assignedmale comic artist. Sexual partners of transgender people have a huge opportunity to effect their lover’s gender and body dysphoria.

As a LGBTQAI2S person who struggled through my adolescence, I know personally the pain of seeking understanding, belonging, acceptance from my family, peers, and most importantly myself.