Not Lost Anymore
A muscle in my shoulder twitched before it went numb and then the dreaded pins-and-needles phase began. I wouldn’t move my thumping limb; however, as I felt that the barrier it provided from the rest...
View ArticleTeen Talks Blockers
If you haven’t seen this, check it out. Look past the subtitles for an artistic, upbeat and informative piece about a gender diverse teen. She’s adorable! *Updated the link… let’s see if this works!...
View ArticleHER Day – The Center on Halsted
Join me for a discussion about gender diverse children and their families at 1pm on Saturday, March 10 at the Center on Halsted. I’m so thrilled to be a part of this event, along with Judy Shepard, our...
View ArticleWants & 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...
View ArticleLet Huff Post Know There ARE Books for Transgender Children
Thanks to my loyal readers I learned about this article by BJ Epstein in the Huffington Post that says there aren’t any books for kids who don’t identify with their birth gender in the elementary...
View ArticleGender Diversity Discussion with Jennifer Carr, Dr. Scott Leibowitz & Dr....
Tune in tomorrow at 9am for The Current with Anna Maria Tremonti on CBC Radio when I discuss gender diversity, our journey and peer congruent puberty with Anna Maria. Also on the show is Dr. Scott...
View ArticleDear Dr. Zucker, We Are Not an Experiment
After finally hearing Dr. Zucker’s comments on the CBC Radio show I participated in that aired this past Monday, I had to sit and reflect. Dr. Zucker referred to us (parents of gender diverse children...
View ArticleJudy Shepard on Erasing Hate
How many times a day/week/month do we say the word “hate”? Does it sound vehement like “I hate when my car breaks down!” or casual like “I hate mushrooms on my pizza!” when you hear yourself saying it?...
View ArticleGender Identity Reaches the Private Practice
Once people can see, and feel, and absorb issues related to gender identity in popular culture, big changes will come. I’ve said it every time I give a talk. Television and movies allow people, in the...
View ArticleWitness
“Are you nervous?” Only a slight shrug (one arm) let me know that she was listening to me. So this is what parents of teenagers mean? But I don’t have a teen yet, do I? Our kids have to grow up so...
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