#IStandWithJKRowling is trending and it feels like a good time to point out that numerous studies around the world reveal that 30-50% of trans kids have attempted suicide

I can tell you from my experience that the way we choose to discuss trans people in public has a real impact

While I'm blessed in many ways, the truth is I'm not sure I'll ever really erase the pain of growing up being told that I wasn't who I said I was, and that there was something wrong with me

Please dig deep and approach this subject — about real people — with caution and empathy

We don't have to live in a world where children grow up being treated the way I was, feeling the way I did. I for one refuse to accept that that's just the way it is

The great news is that we can make better choices. We can be kinder, fairer, more understanding. We can start now