Elijah C. Nealy, is assistant professor of social work at the University of Saint Joseph, CT. As a minister with Metropolitan Community Church, Dr. Nealy also preaches and provides workshops within faith communities. Dr. Nealy is an out transgender man, father of three, and author of Transgender Children and Youth: Cultivating Pride and Joy with Families in Transition [2017].
The first hurdle for any transgender child or adolescent is helping people understand that they are who they say they are, who they know themselves to be — and that they are capable of knowing that even at ages as young as pre-school.
