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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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Steve Jobs Said It Best
When I heard Steve Jobs passed away I was, like everyone else, feeling a deep sense of gratitude and awe for a life well lived. Soon after quotes from him streamed through Twitter like a roaring river...
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Gender Conversations
For years I’ve wanted to connect inspirational and supportive readers from around the globe with the people I’m meeting every day as I do book readings and speaking engagements. The challenge is where...
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Transgender Doesn’t Describe the Spectrum
So you must have seen the recent controversy about a child who was turned down by the Girl Scouts of Colorado because he is a boy who expresses himself as a girl. Here’s my difficulty, the article...
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Icing on the Cake
A tiny hand stroked my back this morning as I clutched a napkin from breakfast to dry my unexpected tears. Before whisking the kids off to school I thought I’d check Facebook, see what’s happening. I’d...
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Born This Way Foundation 2012
THIS WAY, TOWARDS BRAVERY WHERE YOUTH ARE EMPOWERED. THIS WAY, TOWARDS ACCEPTANCE WHERE HUMANITY IS EMBRACED. THIS WAY, TOWARDS LOVE WHERE INDIVIDUALITY IS ENCOURAGED. Born This Way Foundation...
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Middlesex Starts a Discussion
Last night I started reading Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides and I’m completely captivated. So much so I’ve created a Book Club in our discussion group, Gender Conversations, so that we can share and...
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Trans Awareness on The Rosie Show
Just watched The Rosie Show discussing the new documentary “I Am Jazz” airing on the OWN Network on November 27, 2011 and let out a long, heavy sigh. Finally! A show that reflects the reality of a...
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Revealing Family Secrets
“Children should be seen and not heard.” How many times did I hear this when I was little? After a while I didn’t need it whispered into my ear anymore, I embodied it. I knew there were things I was...
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Let 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...
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