Tag Archives: transgender

Friday Fodder: HRC and Me Edition

Posted on February 14, 2014 by raisingmyrainbow

I was honored when the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) asked me to write about my reactions to the “Supporting and Caring for Our Gender Expansive Youth” report they released yesterday. The report compiles findings from their recent Youth Survey and … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts | Tagged bullying, documentary, Gender, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Gender Spectrum, Gender Stereotypes, HRC, Human Rights Campaign, Inside Out, InsideOut, LGBTQ, parenting, Quirkie Kids, transgender, Youth Survey | 10 Comments

Friday Fodder: HRC, PFLAG, Stonewall and Twirl Edition

Posted on January 17, 2014 by raisingmyrainbow

Here are the things that caught my attention this week. 🙂 The Human Rights Campaign Foundation presents Time To THRIVE, the inaugural national conference promoting safety, inclusion and well-being for LGBTQ youth…everywhere! Time to THRIVE will take place over Presidents’ Day … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts | Tagged bullying, Gender, gender creative, gender nonconforming, HRC, Human Rights Campaign, LGBTQ, PFLAG, Stonewall, transgender, twirl | 8 Comments

When The Boys’ Room Isn’t Safe For A Boy

Posted on November 21, 2013 by raisingmyrainbow

My son is six and a half years old. He’s been potty trained with nary an accident since exactly his third birthday. Last week, in his first grade classroom, he peed his pants. He sat in his urine until the … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts | Tagged bathrooms, bullying, first grade, Gender, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Gender Stereotypes, LGBTQ, Orange County, parenting, raising a gay child, Raising My Rainbow, the bathroom bill, transgender | 253 Comments

What Jennifer Finney Boylan Said About Me

Posted on August 10, 2013 by raisingmyrainbow

Lori Duron, a writer of extraordinary generosity, has given us a guide to parenthood both gentle and revolutionary. Raising My Rainbow is a valuable resource not only for parents of gender-nonconforming children, but for readers everywhere who seek the … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts | Tagged Gender, Jennifer Finney Boylan, LGBTQ, parenting, Publisher's Weekly, She's Not There, Stuck In The Middle With You, The Advocate, transgender | 11 Comments

He Knows He’s Gender Nonconforming

Posted on July 9, 2013 by raisingmyrainbow

C.J. and I were at the park on a sunny summer day when we ran into a girl from his kindergarten class and her mother. As the kids played, the mom and I got to talking about our respective summer … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts, Main Site Header | Tagged Gender, gender creative, gender nonconforming, homosexual, Kindergarten, LGBTQ, Orange County, parenting, Queerty, Raising My Rainbow, transgender | 82 Comments

Friday Fodder: It’s Okay To Be Different Edition

Posted on April 19, 2013 by raisingmyrainbow

C.J. loves Todd Parr’s book It’s Okay to Be Different. C.J. also loves playing on my iPad (which he calls “his iPad,” much to the annoyance of his brother). So, imagine how much he loves the new It’s Okay to … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts | Tagged Gender, gender independent, gender nonconforming, It's Okay To Be Different, Todd Parr, transgender | 9 Comments

Friday Fodder: When adults are overly concerned about which toilet a six-year-old pees into, there’s a problem

Posted on March 1, 2013 by raisingmyrainbow

When adults are overly concerned about which toilet a six-year-old pees into, there’s a problem. With the adults. Not the child. This week a transgender rights group announced that it has filed a discrimination complaint in Colorado on behalf of … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts | Tagged CNN, Colorado, Emerson College, Punched In The Head, transgender | 43 Comments

Thanksgiving Housekeeping & Giveaway

Posted on November 21, 2012 by raisingmyrainbow

Happy Thanksgiving week! Among the many things that I am grateful for are this blog and its readers. C.J.’s Brother is thankful for his family, his house and his video games. C.J. is thankful for his dolls, his grandma and … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts | Tagged Backwards Day, Gender, gender creative, gender independent, gender nonconforming, Jim Henson, LGBTQ, Neil Patrick Harris, Neil's Puppet Dreams, Raising My Rainbow, Thanksgiving, The Adventures of Tulip, transgender | 47 Comments

My Son Draws Himself As A Girl

Posted on September 19, 2012 by raisingmyrainbow

Today my son drew himself as a boy for the first time in his life. He’s five and a half years old. For that many years, when he has drawn himself, he has drawn himself as a girl. In the … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts | Tagged gender creative, gender nonconforming, kinderbuddy, Kindergarten, Orange County, parenting, Queerty, self portraits, transgender | 76 Comments

As If Staff Meetings Weren’t Awkward Enough

Posted on July 25, 2012 by raisingmyrainbow

Staff meetings. Although I’ve heard them referred to as “staff infections” or “stiff meetings” by my friends, I don’t mind them. Our amazing administrative assistant brings in a homemade coffee cake and our department of eight fun females and two … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts, Main Site Header | Tagged gender creative, gender nonconforming, Gender Stereotypes, Orange County, parenting, Raising My Rainbow, Staff Meeting, transgender | 68 Comments

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