Are psychologists more vulnerable to violence?

As legislation aimed at curbing the rights of transgender people has gained momentum, Sidney Trantham, Ph.D., a Brookline, Mass. psychologist who works with transgender and non-binary youth and their families, began to sense a shift in what he was hearing from other professionals, educators, and parents.
“I feel as though there’s a new questioning of non-binary and transgender identity” after a period of greater acceptance, he said. “I’ve been hearing some of the language that has come into play the last year and a half, such as ‘they don’t know who they are’ and ‘they shouldn’t be make life-changing decisions,’” he said.
Trantham also feels a wariness he had not felt previously, having read news reporting of bomb threats against Boston Chi...