transgender

5 Shocking Things My Transgender Daughter Did This Weekend

The thing is that the minute they find out my child is transgender, they immediately think of genitals, surgery and hormone therapy.

Who Do You Call When You Can't Call The Police?

Suddenly you are surrounded by five officers and are being asked to submit to a breathalyzer. Wait! You were asking for help.

Raising a Transgender 9-Year-Old in 2020

You cannot be transgender without being dysphoric. I remind myself: I am an outsider. She is my daughter. We will get through this.

J.K. Rowling: Always?

Magical, kind, beautiful, strong and changing the world.Yet, Ms. Rowling's real life she is supporting a woman who believes that transphobia

Deadnaming Caitlyn

For me, Saturday Night Live will no longer be my indulgence. Michael Che will continue to make harmful jokes at the expense of marginalized

Thanksgiving

Today we are painfully aware of those in the transgender community who have been ostracized by their family, who do not have a home to go to

The Consultation

Then I saw them. The cuts. The scars. He had been cutting.

Transgender Day of Remembrance

I fear for the time when I cannot protect her in our bubble. Rise her on our private pedestal and tell her how beautiful and amazing she is.

Kicked In The Gut

Simply put, I don’t have any answers. Prior to becoming the parent of a transgender child, I never had this experience. Never REALLY knowing