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Unaccompanied Minor
When we flew out to California for Gender Spectrum we got more than we bargained for on our flight. No, not an unexpected inflight meal… another child. A little girl who said she was “almost 13″ and...
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I’ll Stand By You
Immediately one hand lifted from the steering wheel as the radio began playing this & without looking I gently grabbed her ankle and gave it a squeeze… and I didn’t let go until the very last...
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Tanner 2 & the Runaway Freight Train
Shifting uncomfortably in my seat last night I tried to focus on our speaker, a well known endocrinologist, but I kept sticking on his sentences like fresh gum keeping a shoe from freely taking the...
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Ballet Wars
To skirt, or not to skirt… That is (today’s) question. As the flutter of little ballerinas swarmed the waiting area a few days ago my daughter briskly shoved a note in my hand then floated back to her...
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Where Will You Be for the Transgender Day of Remembrance?
In the past I’ve held a quiet, personal vigil at home on November 20th for the Transgender Day of Remembrance instead of attending any of the memorial events hosted in my city & around the world....
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Children Forever
“Mom, what does a parent call their child when the kid grows up?” “Their child.” “But say the kid is grown up, not a child anymore?” “Our children grow up and become adults, and yet our children will...
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Dreamy Reality
Waking up from a hazy savasana, I sat up to notice the dozens of teachers and students sprawled out on the benches around me. It dawned on me that moments before I’d been giving a talk on gender...
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Boston Globe Article Talks About Real Life
If you haven’t read the latest Boston Globe article about a family that supports and advocates for their transgender child, and her identical twin brother. The power of love! Filed under: acceptance,...
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From a Deep, Deep Sleep
Yawwwwn. As you might have noticed I took a tiny writing hiatus for the holidays so that I could mentally, physically, spiritually and emotionally step back and just observe. I’d love to share some...
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Wants & Needs
“Do you want to put your daughter on hormone blockers?” she politely asked. “No, I don’t want to put my daughter on blockers, but I will if that’s what she says she’s ready for because that’s what she...
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