Transgender Children & Youth

She's in the news again... Jul 13, 10:34 AM (ET) By FRAZIER MOORE EW YORK (AP) — Like many 14-year-old girls, Jazz Jennings goes to school, plays soccer, hangs out with friends, has a thing for mermaids and loves social media, kind of wishes her tummy were a little bit flatter, and lives life feeling good about herself. She's also transgender. She was assigned male at birth yet was sure as young as 2 years old that she was a girl. She transitioned into Jazz at 5. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20150713/us-tv-i-am-jazz-3fc49bc953.html

A transgender teen in Virginia is fighting for the right to use the bathroom that corresponds with his gender identity. Gavin Grimm, Transgender Teen, Fighting to Use Men's Restroom at School

By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLISJUNE 16, 2015 In a cozy cottage decorated with butterflies to symbolize transformation, Katherine Boone was recovering in April from the operation that had changed her, in the most intimate part of her body, from a biological male into a female. It was not easy. She retched for days afterward. She could hardly eat. She did not seem empowered; she seemed regressed. “I just want to hold Emma,” she said in her darkened room at the bed-and-breakfast in New Hope, Pa., run by the doctor who performed the operation in a hospital nearby. Emma is her black and white cat, at her home outside Syracuse in central New York State, 250 miles away. Her childlike r…

June 13, 2015 "Why did she think Ms. Cox would come in through those particular doors? M. ignored my question and stood alone at the far end of the room, her back to me, her eyes glued to the doors." -- thegailygrind.com Find Out What Happened When A 7-Year-Old Trans Girl Met The Amazing Laverne Cox

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

By Victoria Derbyshire 7 April 2015 The number of children aged 10 and under who have been referred to NHS support services to help deal with transgender feelings has more than quadrupled in the last six years, the Victoria Derbyshire programme has learned. Here is the story of two of the youngest transgender children in the UK - with permission from their parents and with the support of the children's schools. http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-32037397

Mitch Kellaway | April 02 2015 2:10 PM ET "Local media reports that Martha's Minatures has not responded to repeated phone calls for comment. While Giordano believes she and her daughter have been subject to discrimination, North Texas TV station KTEN clarified that such treatment is not currently illegal in Denison, Texas, which lacks a nondiscrimination code akin to neighboring Forth Worth or Houston. "It depends on what they're refusing the service for," explained attorney Bobbie Peterson-Cate. "For sexual orientation, no, it is not illegal."" -- advocate.com Texas Shop Accuses Mother of 'Child Abuse' for Letting Daughter Wear Suit

Blake Brockington has spent the better part of two years winning over the respect of students, faculty, and administrators at his school. Now, he looks to cap his high school tenure by running for homecoming king. Parker Marie Molloy | February 07 2014 1:25 PM ET "A 17-year-old high school student in Charlotte, N.C., received some great news earlier this week. Blake Brockington, a transgender senior, has been nominated for homecoming king at East Mecklenburg High School." --advocate.com Trans Teen in Charlotte Runs for Homecoming King See related: school board refuses to allow transgender student to run as homecoming king

Transgender Teen Jazz Jennings Is The New Face Of Clean & Clear Jazz Jennings has is the new face of Clean & Clear skincare products. We have had several conversations at TGGuide about Jazz and her amazing family. She is simply amazing and her influence is likely to be very positive for the transgender community. I never could have imagined this when we first learned about her. I highly recommend watching the video. ~ Lori Clean & Clear Video: "Aside from her awesome new gig, the aspiring model was also named one of Time magazine's 25 most influential teens of 2014; published a book for trans children and their parents and just landed a TLC docuse…

Just came across this post in Medium. Wow, do I understand. I remember wishing I had a dress at 3 and I can also recall Fallow's shame for his dreams. He's lucky to have his father: https://medium.com/@chdwck/my-son-in-a-dress-is-not-a-political-statement-b5556269ab66

Mitch Kellaway | February 01 2015 6:00 AM ET "While these are only the initial findings of research Eaton and his team plan to continue by repeatedly following up with the subjects over a long period of time, Eaton considers the results decisive enough to inform families, health care providers and institutions in their approaches to trans youth." --advocate.com STUDY: Transgender Kids Are Not 'Confused' About Their Gender Identities

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/mom-of-transgender-9-year-old-shares-inspiring-video-of-her-son-s-journey-193825126.html

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Nicholas R. Eaton and Kristina Olson and Aidan Key| February 11 2015 6:02 AM ET "While this media exposure holds promise to raise awareness, reduce stigma, and increase visibility of transgender individuals, there has been a dearth of scientific research on this community. We started the TransYouth Project to address some of these gaps in the research literature, with a particular focus on the lives and identities of transgender children and their families." --advocate.com Op-ed: Science Holds the Key to Transgender Equality _______________________________________ "No one knows what percentage of the population is transgender, but it is likely less than 1 percent…

Mitch Kellaway | February 05 2015 3:05 PM ET "This week, Q opened up to the Empire State Pride Agenda about what it means to be him in a handwritten letter — sprinkled with heartwarming details and several misspellings — that he then recorded himself reading aloud. Along with his mother, Francisca, Q lent his story to the Pride Agenda's Change.org petition to protect LGBT youth from "conversion" therapy and secure trans New Yorkers basic civil rights." --advocate.com Adorable 8-Year-Old on Being a Trans Boy: 'I Just Know It'

Transgender Teen’s Death Sparks Outcry From Advocates 10:09 AM ET Leelah Alcorn, 17, was killed after being hit by a tractor trailer Leelah Alcorn posted this photo on Tumblr, stating "I don't take many selfies because I hate how I look as a boy and I rarely get a chance to dress as a girl, so I'm only posting 5, but this year was a big year for me." Leelah Alcorn The apparent suicide of a transgender teenager in Ohio has become a lightning rod for trans activists after a note she left behind said her parents never accepted her gender identity. Leelah Alcorn, 17, was killed after being hit by a tractor trailer in Ohio on Sun…

Steve Helling | 01/07/2015, 7:00 PM EST "Elliot also has had some surprising reactions. "I went off to college expecting there to be zero ignorance, and I was very, very wrong," he says. "People will say inappropriate things and ask inappropriate questions. Some of them are simple curiosity, and they don't realize that they're being offensive. But then there are some people who are trying to be mean. You learn to tell the difference."" -- people.com The DeMita Fletcher Family: What We Learned From Our Transgender Son

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I was delighted to happen across this EXCELLENT publication last night, and highly recommend it. I'm posting it here but it could just as well been posted within the Significant Others section or several others here in TG Guide. Very well written, articulate, and illustrated, with links to other resources and information: http://lgbtweekly.com/2014/12/10/pflag-national-unveils-new-guide-to-being-a-trans-ally/ Emma

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.

Dad: My son wears dresses and that's OK (Video) CNN Video: Actor and father Seth Menachem explains why he's comfortable letting his 2-year-old son wear dresses in public. http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/living/2014/07/21/wxp-seth-menachem-my-son-wears-dresses.cnn.html While we don't know whether the child is transgender, what a wonderful world it would be if all parents expressed this same kind of unconditional love and support. ~ Lori

http://www.ibtimes.com/transgender-teen-colorado-crowned-homecoming-princess-receives-criticism-support-1688050

BY Mitch Kellaway | June 11 2014 4:00 PM ET UPDATED: June 11 2014 5:07 PM ET "In the video, Nic has messages for both youth and adults: Young people know who they are and should feel comfortable and respected when they express themselves." --advocate.com With Dad's Support, Trans Teen Produces Music Video

Written by Louis Weisberg, Staff writer | Sep 13, 2013 "The new policy was adopted in response to an incident involving a transgender elementary school student. Parents complained after the student used a girl’s restroom at Summit Elementary School on Sept. 6. Apparently, they believed she should have used the boy’s room." --wisconsingazette.com Oconomowoc School District adopts 'gender-neutral' restroom policy