4-Year-Old’s Story Shows Why We Need Gender-Neutral Bathrooms
Let’s let a four-year-old remind us why we must stop the recent assaults on transgender and gender nonconforming people’s bathroom access.
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Supporting LGBTQ Children
What Role Does Family Acceptance Play in LGBTQ Youth Wellbeing?
Sometimes as parents we do what we think is right for our kids only to find out that it’s not. That’s why a new compilation of research about the link between family acceptance and LGBTQ youth wellbeing is so important, especially for youth with anti-LGBTQ parents.
Watch: New Music Video Celebrates Transgender Girl
A happy way to end the week is with this great new video from Canadian band Walk Off the Earth about a transgender girl learning to be herself.
Watch: “Holy” Video of Transgender, Gender Expansive Kids
“Holy,” the first video from the new children’s album celebrating transgender and gender expansive children may just bring tears of joy to your eyes. Watch.
New Children’s CD Celebrates Gender Diversity: Come Hear it in Philly
The new children’s CD “Rainbow Train” celebrates gender diversity with great music and exuberant lines like “You don’t have to be just a boy or a girl/You can be a beautiful blended swirl.”
Helping Religious Parents Understand their LGBTQ Children
Much has been written in the past few weeks about the suicide of transgender teen Leelah Alcorn and her plea that we “fix society” to stop transgender people from dying by suicide. That’s not an easy request, although it is a necessary one. One social worker and researcher has some ideas for addressing at least one part of the problem.
For LGBT Students, School Is Often Still Hostile, but Getting Better
LGBT students in the United States report high levels of victimization and discrimination, although things are slowly getting better, according to a new report.
Watch: Mother Tells Story of Her Transgender Daughter
This video of Debi Jackson, a self-proclaimed “conservative Southern Baptist Republican from Alabama,” talking about her six-year-old transgender daughter, will bring tears of happiness to your eyes.
Watch: This Is What Accepting Our Children Looks Like
From the time he could talk, the Whittington family’s child Ryland insisted he was a boy, even though his parents initially thought he was a girl. Their support of his true identity is a heartwarming and inspiring story for all parents.
Conservative Southern Baptist Republican Mom Supports Her Transgender Child
If you read just one post this week, make it “The Lord Looks at the Heart: When My Son Became My Daughter,” by Debi Jackson, a self-described “conservative Southern Baptist Republican from Alabama.”
