For Pam Cornwell, it is difficult not to listen to children who struggle with sexual and gender identity. They need support, she says, and the stakes are high. LGBTQ children are much more likely to become depressed, and the number of youth suicides in Kansas is growing. As a family therapist with St. Francis Ministries, a nonprofit that provides adoption services in Kansas for the state-run child welfare program, Cornwell helps families establish a stable and loving environment. "Adolescence is such a huge time when kids are developing their sexual identity, their gender identity," Cornwell said...
