Mentor Text: When You're Trans, Living With Your Parents Can Be Complicated

“When You’re Trans, Living With Your Parents Can Be Complicated” is written by Tori Truscheit, a writer from Sacramento, California. This article, posted on buzzfeed, is primarily about a transgender woman named Pia Cruz. Tori talks about how being transgender affects peoples relationships with their families and in turn leads to financial issues. Transitioning itself is a big financial burden so when adding extra expenses, life can get expensive. Pia Cruz talked about feeling the need to leave when your family or parents do not accept you, but that can be very difficult. With increasing living prices all around the world, especially in areas with high concentrations of transgender people, it is hard for people to find places to live. Homelessness while transitioning is everything but ideal, but trans people are faced with it everyday. The article ends by telling us how Pia and her family have mended their relationship and hopes that others can do the same. I think this article could be very useful in helping families and friends of transgender people understand how they can better support their transgender peers. “She said to me that she wouldn't go through all the crap she goes through every day if it wasn’t real”, said Pías mother Jenni. This quote is very powerful in many ways. I think that hearing things like this can help others realize that during times of struggle and change it is so important to have the support of those around you. Although the main community mentioned in this article is transgender, there is a deeper meaning. We need to respect the beliefs and opinions of others. Being there to support your friends and family is so important during difficult times.

2/9/22