Transgender Children & Youth

A transgender child's victory Salon A transgender third-grader in New Hampshire has won the right to be treated as a girl in her school community — including being allowed to use the girls' room. Score one for tolerance, and the increasing strides grown-ups are making in understanding...

Amazing Women Helping One Dad Help His Daughter Huffington Post As I attended the Transgender Health Conferencein April, it became apparent that "Transyouth parents" are asking for help. As numerous dads struggle with how to communicate and be part of the team, women have often carried the load alone...

SECAUCUS, N.J. — The mother of a transgender boy who was barred from being a Cub Scout had to fight back tears Wednesday as she read a letter from a Scout leader in Great Britain offering her 8-year-old son membership in his troop and adding: "We don't discriminate." More here: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/12/29/cub-scouts-transgender-boy-family-grateful-support/95951310/

Lambda Legal, June 12, 2012 "The Human Rights Law is far more specific and explicitly inclusive than other antidiscrimination laws, and provides remedies and procedures that other laws do not. Without it, New York public school students who are harassed or discriminated against, including LGBT youth, lack adequate state law protection." -Tom Ude, Lambda Legal Sr Staff Atty NY Court Says Human Rights Law Doesn't Cover Students

was very happy that anderson showed he cared for our community in this. this by far my fav.

Are Progressive Parents Ready for Transgender Kids? Slate Magazine (blog) Jesse Green's feature article in this week's issue of New York Magazine on transgender kids and their parents is the most nuanced, open-minded, and compassionately critical discussion of the subject that I have ever read...

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This is an excellent 1.5 hour video of Dr. Norman Space, Nicole Maines, and her brother Jonas providing their audience with a view into their lives. The video is certainly okay for children but probably more interesting to parents. In the last half hour they add Nicole and Jonas's mother - Kelly - who provides her insights into what she, her husband, and family went through to help Nicole: Becoming Nicole - Dr. Norman P. Spack, Nicole Maines and Jonas Maines

Posted by Natalie Hope McDonald on 10/9/2012 at 7:30AM GLSEN‘s 2011 National School Climate Survey is an eye opener. It’s the only national study that has examined the experiences of LGBT students in America’s schools for the past decade. And while there’s been a decline in anti-gay language over the years, the survey of thousands of students from all 50 states and the District of Colombia found that the majority of LGBT students are faced with many obstacles in school that can impact both academic performance and personal well being. -blogs.phillymag.com What’s It Really Like Being Openly LGBT at School?

Being Transgender Is Not a Rare Disorder By Davina Kotulski To my dismay, the mother of a trans child said she'd interviewed dozens of therapists and only one or two had any experience counseling transgender clients and told her that being transgender is a rare disorder...

Jan 31, 7:16 AM EST By CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press DALLAS (AP) -- A New Jersey woman whose son was asked to leave his Boy Scouts troop after leaders found out he is transgender said she has mixed emotions about the organization's decision to allow transgender children who identify as boys to enroll in its boys-only programs. The Boy Scouts of America announced Monday that enrollment in its boys-only programs will now be based on the gender a child or parent lists on his application to become a scout, rather than the gender listed on the child's birth certificate. More here: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TRANSGENDER_BOY_SCOUTS?SITE=SCAND&TEMPLATE=DEFAUL…

Wednesday, July 24, 2013 "Under the agreement, approved Tuesday evening by the district’s school board, the school district will take a number of steps to ensure that the student, who has consistently and uniformly presented as a boy at school and in all other aspects of his life for several years, will be treated like other male students while attending school in the district." --lgbtqnation.com Calif. school district settles discrimination complaint by transgender student

SDGLN Staff, March 5th, 2013 "SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Assemblymember Tom Ammiano has introduced the School Success and Opportunity Act, Assembly Bill 1266, co-authored by Sens. Mark Leno and Ricardo Lara. The bill will ensure that California public schools understand their responsibility for the success and well-being of all students, including transgender students, and will allow transgender students to fully participate in all school activities, programs, and facilities." --sdgln.com California bill would protect transgender students

In what is being described as the first known event of its kind, a transgendered teen was named as her high school’s homecoming queen on Friday. http://news.yahoo.com/california-teen-named-nation-s-first-transgender-homecoming-queen-053444443.html

14 May 2015 For children who may be questioning their gender identity, the world can be an confusing place. But for one long weekend, some children can freely express themselves alongside their parents and siblings at a camp designed specifically for them. Their experiences have been captured by photographer Lindsay Morris, who has been involved with the camp since it began in 2007. Now her images appear in the book You are You. She recently she spoke to the BBC about her work. http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-32602868

Camp unites transgender kids on outskirts Boston Globe On the volleyball court, a boy spiked a shot and his teammates cheered. Nearby, some campers lay on mats, doing yoga stretches. A girl executed a series of cartwheels. Over in drama, the kids performed a “cranky old lady” talk show; everyone cracked up...

The Canadian hockey team invited transgender athlete Cory Oskam to skate alongside Canucks goalie Cory Schneider during the national anthem on the teen's 16th birthday. Sunnivie Brydum, January 31 2013 6:05 PM ET "Cory Oskam, a 10th-grader and transgender man who has been on hormone blockers since age 9, usually plays goalie for his Brittania Secondary School. Last week Oskam was invited onto the ice alongside the professional goalie for the rendition of the national anthem, "Oh, Canada," as part of Minor Hockey Week at Vancouver's Rogers Arena." --advocate.com Vancouver Canucks Welcome Trans Goalie Onto Ice for His Sweet 16

This morning on TODAY, Megyn Kelly, this is so wonderful: Chazzie's Story: The inspiring message one transgender girl and her parents want to share When Chazzie Grosshandler was in fourth-grade, she summed up the courage to tell her parents that she was not a boy, as she was designated at birth, but a girl. The 11-year-old shares her story and her parents, Jenn and John, talk to TODAY’s Megyn Kelly on what the journey was like.

By OWN Posted: 07/15/2013 11:16 am EDT | Updated: 07/16/2013 10:00 am EDT "At age 14, Kaden started taking testosterone gel and followed it up with testosterone shots when he was 16. "Testosterone shots definitely made a difference -- in my muscle mass, I can grow a full beard... definitely the voice," Kaden says. "It's a nice feeling that I have a deeper voice."" --huffingtonpost.com Transgender Child Who Wanted A Sex Change Talks About Life Now That He's In His 20s (w/Video)

Advocate.com October 30 2014 3:16 PM ET Christian Mom Shares Story of Acceptance and Love for Trans Son Jorge Rodriguez-Jimenez Christian mother Gina Kentopp had to question everything she believed and used her faith on her journey to accepting her transgender son.

By Mackenzie Maysmmays@fresnobee.com Members of the transgender community have joined the critics of Clovis Unified’s strict dress code, saying it’s discriminatory and harmful to students. The school district’s current policy forbids boys from wearing long hair and earrings and says dresses are for girls. The American Civil Liberties Union has called for a dress code that sets a single standard, regardless of a student’s gender, but the school board rejected those recommendations in January. The ACLU is also pushing the district to drop the use of the word “exotic” to describe makeup and hairstyles, saying it perpetuates otherness and discrimination. More here: http://…

In California, a transgender girl was crowned And in NH, a transgender high school boy was crowned homecoming king, unlike Pennsylvania, where the school system refused to allow a boy to even run as because he was assigned female at birth. Transgender high school student in N.H. crowned Homecoming King Monday, October 7, 2013 "Amid cheers from students and hugs from friends, Ray walked over to his dad who grabbed him by the shoulders, looked him in the eye and said, “I am so proud of you.”" --lgbtqnation.com

http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/parenting/the-controversial-costume-that-outraged-moms-made-boy-happy-blog-46-shine.html This mother has the right idea. She will be supporting her son no matter what his choices are in the future. I know that identity and orientation are not 'choices' but this Mom will be supportive of her son. The others are representative of society in general at the moment. The replies are good even though they don't mention the possibility of the boy being transgender and that it is just a one day thing. The main point though that they seem to be getting is the support of the mother and not only for this one day but for the rest of the boy's life. …

Dad Protects Son from Bullies by Wearing a Skirt. Guess What? It Works. Nils Pickert's 5-year-old son likes wearing dresses. If anyone thinks that's odd they can take it up with Nils. He's the guy in the skirt...

Michelle Garcia, August 28 2012 8:03 PM ET "A German father said that he sometimes wears skirts to support his son, who also prefers to wear skirts and dresses." -advocate.com Dad Wears Dress in Solidarity With Dress-Loving Son