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My Son’s Children’s Book Features Pride, Unicorns and Mermaids
Meet Nate. He’s the protagonist in the children’s book that C.J. wrote. The book is in very limited release. There’s only one copy in print. And that copy is C.J.’s. I recently took C.J. to StoryMakery (in the Irvine Spectrum … Continue reading
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Tagged Gay, Gay pride, gender creative, gender nonconforming, LGBTQ, Orange County, parenting, StoryMakery
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Our Month in Review: September 2017
Following are highlights from our month on Instagram. Click here for all of the months’ pictures, thoughts and happenings. If you’re on Instagram, follow me. If you already follow me, thanks! I love my brother and am so thankful for … Continue reading
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Tagged Gay, Gay pride, Gender, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Gender Stereotypes, LGBTQ, Orange County, parenting
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Things Not To Yell At A Football Game
C.J. and I have been going to a lot of football games lately. Us! At football games! I know, right?! We go to support our favorite player, Chase, who is now a football-playing high schooler*. There we sit in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Chase, Football, Gender, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Gender Stereotypes, High School, LGBTQ, Orange County, parenting
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An Interview with Matt and Our Month in Review: August 2017
Following are highlights from our month on Instagram. Click here for all of the months’ pictures, thoughts and happenings. If you’re on Instagram, follow me. If you already follow me, thanks! “There’s nothing negative about the way C.J. is. He’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Gay, Gender, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Gender Stereotypes, LGBTQ, Orange County, parenting
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Inside the Mind of a Gender Creative Boy
I hear from a lot of adults raising gender expansive four and five year olds. The adults are typically stressed, confused, lonely and scared. I get it. I’ve been there. Ages four and five were the toughest for us in … Continue reading
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Tagged effeminate, Gender, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Gender Stereotypes, LGBTQ, transgender
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Our Month(s) in Review: June and July 2017
Following are highlights (lowlights not included!) from our months on Instagram. Click here for all of the months’ pictures, thoughts and happenings. If you’re on Instagram, follow me. If you already follow me, thanks! C.J. leaves this message wherever he … Continue reading
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Tagged Gay pride, Gender, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Instagram, July, June, LGBTQ, Month In Review, Orange County, parenting
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My Gender Creative Son’s First Pride
“That was one of the best days of my life. Thank you so much for taking me,” C.J. said as Matt tucked him into bed for the night. Most kids say that to their parents after a day at an … Continue reading
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Tagged Gay pride, gender creative, gender nonconforming, LGBTQ, OC Pride, Orange County, parenting, Pride, raising a gay child, transgender
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Category Is: Covered Wagon Realness
C.J.’s school year ended on Friday. Days prior to that was his class’s Open House – a night near the end of the school year when families are invited into the classroom to ooh and aah over the students’ best … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob the Drag Queen, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Jinkx Monsoon, LGBTQ, Orange County, parenting, RuPaul, RuPaul's Drag Race
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Writing About Boys in Skirts: Lori Duron Interviews Lesléa Newman
One of my favorite authors has a new book out about one of my favorite topics. Lesléa Newman’s Sparkle Boy is about a little boy who loves things that sparkle, shimmer and glitter. He’s a lot like my son C.J. … Continue reading
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Tagged books, Gender, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Gender Stereotypes, Leslea Newman, LGBTQ, Sparkle Boy
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Raising My Rainbow 