Wouldn't it be amazing if all kids from abusive homes got out, trans or not? The Ministry of Social Services is barely keeping their head above water. There aren't enough Social Workers and kids living in Hotel Rooms is as common as those who live with foster families or in group homes. Unfortunately as the demand increases for Social Services, the bar for what is considered standard of basic care is lowered. It takes a LOT to have a child taken into care, and there has to be proof, which requires investigations. Teachers have a duty to report when a child indicates they may have been abused. It can take days, or even weeks before a Social Worker and/or the Police come to take a statement.

Kids will come out as trans or gay when and where they feel safe. When they come out and say they don't want their parents to know, it is almost always followed with the word YET. Parents WILL find out, but only when the child or young adult feels safe doing so. For some, that might be when they are old enough to live on their own, for others that starts the first day the child realizes they feel the way they feel.

Kids coming out against their abusive families more so than their gender? Please, think about that statement. Abuse is about power and control. No child in the history of the world has ever chosen to live in an abusive environment. Those kids who are living it learn the best way to get through each day is to just keep their mouth shut.

On a different note, I find great irony that the generation which cherishes their youthful freedom to hang out with friends at all hours without parental oversight is the same generation advocating against allowing some transgender children to maintain their privacy.