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Tag Archives: Gender
What It Feels Like To Raise A Gender Nonconforming Child
I feel like I don’t always do a perfect job of explaining what it feels like to raise a gender nonconforming child (even though I’m usually pretty good with words). I recently ran across Emily Perl Kingsley’s essay titled “Welcome … Continue reading
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What I’ve Learned From Letting My Son Dress Up As A Girl For Halloween
Halloween is a time when Matt and I are reminded of how much we’ve evolved as parents. From three-year-old C.J. wanting to be Snow White and us convincing him to be a skeleton to now – when I steam his … Continue reading
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Tagged Gender, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Gender Stereotypes, Halloween, LGBTQ, parenting, Yahoo!, Yahoo! Parenting
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So Proud: PFLAG Flag Bearer Award
This afternoon was very special and one I’ll never forget. At the 2015 PFLAG National Convention Awards Luncheon, I enjoyed lunch with my husband Matt, PFLAG Executive Director Jody Huckaby, Caitlyn Jenner’s sister Pam Mettler, Betty DeGeneres and others. Then, … Continue reading
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Tagged Betty DeGeneres, Caitlyn Jenner, Gender, gender nonconforming, LGBTQ, Pam Mettler, PFLAG, PFLAG Mom, transgender
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Trust Your Mom Gut
Parents often ask me how they can tell if their child is transgender versus gender nonconforming and if they should be transitioning him/her. Before I reply, I always clarify that I’m not a certified expert on gender or when … Continue reading
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Tagged Gender, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Gender Stereotypes, LGBTQ, parenting, transgender
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Telling My Son His Skirts Were Too Short
A while back I recognized a major flaw in my parenting. In letting C.J explore gender, I forgot to set the same boundaries for my feminine son that I would have set for a female child — especially when it … Continue reading
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Tagged Gender, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Gender Stereotypes, LGBTQ, parenting, Yahoo!, Yahoo! Parenting
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Should I Let My Gender-Creative Son Have Co-Ed Sleepovers?
“Mom, how come I never get invited to sleepovers?” my first grader asked from the backseat as we drove home from school one day last year. “Hannah had one and then Emma had one and now Olivia is having one and … Continue reading
My Son’s Funeral Dress
When Nana Grab Bags died on Memorial Day, we immediately started planning her Celebration of Life, mostly because it felt better to be actively doing something as opposed to sitting immobilized unable to do anything. And those were our only … Continue reading
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Tagged Celebration of Life, Funeral, Gender, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Nana, Nana Grab Bags, parenting, Target
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Rest In The Most Fabulous Peace, Nana
Two weeks and one day ago, I talked to my mom (C.J.’s Nana Grab Bags) on the phone a little before dinnertime. I called her to announce that C.J. had finally lost the first of his top two front teeth. That … Continue reading
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Tagged Death, Family, Gender, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Gender Stereotypes, Nana, Nana Grab Bags, RIP
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Amazing Resource for People Who Are Transgender or Gender Expansive and Their Loved Ones
I recently had the honor of working with PFLAG on their new publication titled Our Trans Loved Ones. It’s an amazing resource for parents, families and friends of people who are transgender and gender expansive. Our Trans Loved Ones is free … Continue reading
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Tagged Gender, gender creative, gender expansive, gender nonconforming, PFLAG, resources, trans, transgender
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Raising My Rainbow 