Chinese-American Mom: Gender-Confused Children Are Victims of an Enormous Lie

A Chinese-American mom shares her heartbreaking experience with her daughter’s gender dysphoria. Radical gender ideology is a “terrifying and dangerous lie,” she says, akin to China’s Cultural Revelation.

Childrens books on gender in Irvine, Calif., on Sept. 7, 2022. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

On the surface, Yalan (a pseudonym) was living the American dream. She and her husband, both doctors, were devoted parents who put their children before their successful careers. But their apparently tranquil family life was shattered by their daughter’s revelation that she was transgender.

As a medical professional, Yalan was horrified that her daughter would inflict what she saw as irreparable harm to herself.