Transgender Death Rate

As a family we have vowed to make sure our children are protected, loved, and taken care of no matter what. Because of everything going on in the world, the protected part is what worries me. Just a few days ago there was a story about a transgender teenager with Asperger's was killed by the police while they were threatening to commit suicide. I don't blame the cops, that's not what this is about, I love the cops, I support them. However, they kept referring to the man as a girl and using her girl name, he was probably scared by that and it made it worse. It's the little things like this that can honestly make a huge difference in the life of a transgender person. The transgender death rate is higher than I would even like to talk about, but because it affects my daughter I'm going to use this platform we have built to try to make a difference. My four year old fortunately never had to express concern about killing herself to become a girl, but I have read so many stories where kids around her age will say things like "How can I get to heaven to ask God to make me a boy?" or they would try to do the gender reassignment surgeries themselves, often with scissors or razors. This isn't something that a parent should have to worry about, especially when the answer of how to help these children is right in front of us: Acceptance! Honestly acceptance would make a HUGE difference in the lives of anyone dealing with this. It's as simple as calling them by the name they want to be called by not the name they were given at birth. This is literally why Jason and I constantly remind ourselves we have two options with this situation: A dead son or a living daughter. My heart and prayers go out to Kayden and his family during this time and to anyone else who is struggling with their transition, it gets better.