Talk Truth 10.02.26 – Maria Keffler | Maria Keffler is back on Talk Truth to confront one of the most frightening messages parents can hear when a child identifies as transgender: affirm the transition or risk suicide. Keffler explains why she considers that argument emotional manipulation and discusses research from Finland, Sweden and the UK that she says challenges claims surrounding transition and mental health. She also weighs in on conversion-therapy laws, social transition, schools, smartphones and social media, and walks through what she believes parents should do when a child suddenly says they are the opposite sex.

00:00 Introduction
02:44 Maria Keffler introduced
03:18 Guest comes in: Maria Keffler
03:24 “Live daughter or dead son?”
04:24 Maria calls the argument emotional manipulation
07:11 Conversion-therapy laws
09:49 Canada and gender policy
10:29 The Finland research
12:11 Sweden and long-term outcomes
13:54 The Cass Review and the evidence debate
15:10 What should parents do when a child says they’re transgender?
16:58 Schools, smartphones and social media
18:35 Can parents lose custody?
20:30 Transition and suicide: Corri asks for clarity
23:49 Tomboys, puberty and social influence
26:42 Final thoughts