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.
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Surprising New Resource About Transgender Kids (and One Not So Surprising)
Two new sources of support for transgender and intersex children have appeared in the past week—one from a source I would not have guessed.
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.
ELLE Features Androgynous Maternity Clothing Line
ELLE, one of the leading fashion magazine in the world, has just revealed sketches of the new androgynous maternity (“alternity”) clothing line from Butchbaby & Co. and posted a fantastic interview with the founders. Gender-nonconforming fashion is fashion indeed. Catch a sneak peek after the jump here, too.
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.”
20/20 to Feature Transgender Couple and their Kids Tonight
ABC News’ 20/20 tonight will feature the story of Nick and Bianca Bowser, a transgender couple raising their sons in Louisville, Kentucky.
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.
Explaining “Transgender” to Kids
What does it mean to be transgender, and how can we explain that in a way that kids will understand? Chris Edwards, a transgender man, offered his answer in last Sunday’s Boston Globe Magazine.
Remembering the Transgender People Lost to Violence
Today marks the 16th International Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day to memorialize those who were killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice. My thoughts today are with all of the transgender community, their parents, children, and friends.
LGBTQ Parenting Roundup
It’s time for another roundup of LGBTQ parenting news! Here are a few of the stories I haven’t covered already.