Tag Archives: gender creative

Back to School Blues…and Pinks

Posted on September 12, 2016 by raisingmyrainbow

All summer, every summer, I can’t wait for school to start again. When the kids are in school, there are less “I’m bored” complaints, less money spent, less full layers of sunscreen to apply/reapply, less sand everywhere and there’s more … Continue reading →

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Pediatricians should not be transgender children’s first bully

Posted on August 9, 2016 by raisingmyrainbow

C.J. and Chase recently made their professional speaking debut in Washington, D.C., at an annual meeting for the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). AAP invited us and another family to speak to meeting attendees about caring for gender nonconforming and … Continue reading →

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My Son Sees Gay People

Posted on August 1, 2016 by raisingmyrainbow

It started about six months ago, right around his ninth birthday, that’s when my son starting seeing gay people. We were driving through West Hollywood on our way to Uncle Michael’s. Stopped at a red light on Santa Monica Boulevard, … Continue reading →

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The Father Of My Children Has Changed

Posted on June 19, 2016 by raisingmyrainbow

A year ago Matt was badly injured while he was on duty. He has been at home trying to heal and adjust ever since. Being married to a police officer, I knew that this was a possibility, that he could … Continue reading →

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Dress Code Debacle

Posted on June 10, 2016 by raisingmyrainbow

It’s end-of-the-school-year season around here. For middle school and high school students, that means there are lots of events happening for which the youth are expected to look extra nice and fancy. Which also means it’s a time when schools … Continue reading →

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The Gender Creative Child Book Giveaway

Posted on April 26, 2016 by raisingmyrainbow

When people ask for resources to help raise and/or support a differently gendered child, at the top of my list has long been Dr. Diane Ehrensaft’s book Gender Born, Gender Made. I’ve officially added her latest book (released this month) … Continue reading →

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When My Son Does My Makeup

Posted on April 12, 2016 by raisingmyrainbow

C.J. started dabbling in makeup like most of us started — with Lip Smackers and cheap, hand-me-down eyeshadow that was a free gift with purchase. A spritz of perfume here. A few coats of nail polish there. Suddenly his makeup … Continue reading →

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Real Dads Let Their Sons Do Their Makeup

Posted on March 24, 2016 by raisingmyrainbow

For years, my son has been using my wife’s makeup to give his Barbie dolls makeovers and put makeup on a life-size mannequin head he got for Christmas a while back. Then he started doing my wife’s makeup regularly, so … Continue reading →

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Raising My Rainbow In The Chicago Tribune

Posted on March 18, 2016 by raisingmyrainbow

The Chicago Tribune recently asked me and others, “When boys wear dresses: What does it mean?” “At a time when there’s increasing awareness of transgender adults, the youngest gender-nonconforming Americans are also starting to come forward. That includes the kids … Continue reading →

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C.J.’s Oscars Red Carpet Reactions

Posted on February 28, 2016 by raisingmyrainbow

On Giuliana Rancic: I’d wear that to a fancy Easter dinner. On Mindy Kaling: It looks like she was a blueberry and then she got run over right up her middle and the blueberries squeezed out her armpits. On Sam … Continue reading →

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