Interview
Chih-Yun Hsu shares his personal experiences with us. For example, he found that in his clinic, many young people come with their parents because the parents want him to ‘change’ their children to be what they think is normal. However, the parents cannot accept that their children’s gender identity is different from their body features.
Dr. Hsu said that more communication and understanding are very important. He also shared his own story. When he went back to Kinmen during his medical internship, he told his parents something about himself while they were watching a baseball game. The air became very quiet, and his father did not speak until the next day. His father was over eighty years old, and it was not easy for him to understand. Dr. Hsu knew it was a challenge for his father, but they still talked and tried to understand each other.
Dr. Hsu uses his own experience when he talks with his patients and their families. He hopes families can learn to respect and understand, and he also helps the patients know that their families may need time. This idea is the reason why he started his clinic.
