Is There Hope for the Cliffhangers?https://www.susans.org/2015/12/06/is-there-hope-for-the-cliffhangers/By Suzi Chase, 12/6/15
Their story is seldom told amid news articles and documentaries about ecstatic transitioners. They try to endure, just hoping to hang onto the rocks for a little longer with no relief in sight, doing whatever they can to live an authentic and satisfying life. Many suffer in silence. Even their families and closest friends don't know about the demon of gender dysphoria that plagues them. They are virtually alone in their private hell. Even contemporary research by the therapeutic community long since abandoned efforts to find better ways of comforting those who don't choose to transition, focusing instead on smoothing the way for those who do.
I confess that I don't know can be done for them either. I can hold their hand, tell them I understand, listen, and give accurate information. It isn't much. Best it can do is buy them another day on the rocks, giving strength to endure being pummeled by punishing waves for a little longer.
And I can tell their story here. I can expose their plight to the light of day, while they hold their sorrows tightly to their chests. And I can make sure their question is asked, even if others will answer.
Is there hope for the cliffhangers?
