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