Support group for caregivers of Louisville’s trans youth [Video]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — During a time when transgender children across the nation are facing uncertainty, a Louisville organization is giving them, and their families, a space to feel safe.

“It’s a complicated process and it’s also complicated for the parents,” said JFCS CEO Dr. David Finke. “Meeting with other parents who are going through similar struggles and are learning how to do it right and how to be supportive to their youth, was really affirming for them, especially when there’s so much hate around.”

Finke said the group was founded because of the lack of support networks for caregivers of transgender children on a local level.

Kentucky Senate Bill 150, legislation that specifically targets transgender youth in the state, passed over a year ago.

The bill …