Gender dysphoria and transgendered locker rooms: Next FOT

During the past few weeks there has been a lot of discussion about the “rights” of transgendered persons to use the restroom of their choice, the edict from the Obama Administration that would require schools to ignore biological differences between the sexes in making roommate assignments and sports teams’ rosters, and the “rights” of privacy of other students. There has been a lot of criticism, both legal and political; but this week we’re going to take a different tact. We’re going to discuss this matter with a licensed mental health counselor. 

Randy Kiel, M. A.

Randy Kiel, M.A, is the founder of Kardia Counseling.  He is a licensed mental health counselor with a private practice of psychotherapy and counseling in central Iowa.  With more than twenty years of clinical experience, Randy has spent over 40,000 hours sitting with people to learn how to care for them and their needs.  

Tuesday Randy will join Deacon Mike Manno and Gina Noll to discuss this issue and the concept of gender dysphoria, or “gender identity disorder,” the mismatch between body and internal sense of gender.  

So join Deacon Mike and Gina Tuesday at 9 a.m. on Iowa Catholic Radio 1150 AM; 88.5 & 94.5 FM and streaming on IowaCatholicRadio.com. The program will be rebroadcast at 9 p.m. and the podcasts of previous programs can be found on the station’s Faith On Trial page. 

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