Help. My child is a TRA

[DNAnotGRA]

Just that really. I am not an activist just a mum trying to rescue her child

Sounds tough

Can you take them away for a weekend somewhere where there is no wifi/no signal and do nice stuff together until the right moment to chat presents itself?

Is s/he an activist or does s/he think s/he is trans?
If the second one, I'd get in touch with other parents, like Lily Maynard or GCDad (they are both on twitter) and Stephanie Davies Arai from TransgenderTrend.

that's incredibly difficult. How old is your child (roughly?) Young teen, older teen, adult? I think that this would inform my approach.

Kindness without agreeing that sex change is possible for younger teens. Similar, but with communication stepped up for older teens. Reading up on involvement in cults might be somewhat useful if your child is an adult. This link has some concrete advice:
www.culteducation.com/coping.html
It's not an exact parallel but coping strategies seem relevant.

The majority of the younger generation are tra ish, they have swallowed the line hook, line and sinker. they seem to think it's like Emo or Punk but they were roots up movements not state sanctioned sexism.

I argue my point, I point out sexism and I don't use gender when I mean sex. Dd is confused as she knows I'm a mega lefty who actively fights for gay rights so she knows I'm not coming from a place of prejudice. But she has a lot of trans friends and is told on a daily basis she is a boy, doesn't fit the girl box see. This is a pressured movement, nothing like being gay or lesbian.

There are lots of women & men here who will offer you and your child lots of support and information. You are not alone and neither is your child

My lesbian daughter is also a TRA. She's not trans but is starting to move away from true feminist thinking. Keep reminding her she is a woman first and foremost....

How do you know they're a tra? Could they just be repeating what they're friends are saying but not thinking about it?

4th wave now has lots of great resources - started by a mum in a similar boat to you. Many of us have been there with trans-identifying children and come out the other side (including me) so there’s a lot of support. You are not alone. And you don’t need to be an activist - many have come to this through being concerned parents!

Also second Stephanie on transgender trend and Gender critical dad. PM me if you like.

DNAnotGRA

there is a website for parents of children who are in situations like you, it is called www.gendercriticalresources.com .

You've not been very clear, is your child Trans?

Can someone please explain what tra is please? I've googled it and I've still no idea.

A TRA believes that women are superior to white middle-class middle aged men and women should give up their human rights to make men feel better about themselves.