Transgender Children & Youth

I saw this report in the L.A. Times and tought it quite fascinating. Quote,"Like me and Jazz. She's trans, she's bi, whatever. I'm not. But I like her. She's a person, he's a person . . . whatever. I like her for who she is. Or he is." http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-banks17-2008jun17,0,4432197.column Seems like the young people are get it better than the adults. ;)

Transgender Teen: From Meghan to Mason NBC Los Angeles Transgender surgeries are becoming more popular, especially among teens. While some people's first reaction may be shock and concern, the fact is the teen years may be the best time to do this, both medically and emotionally, as one local teen learned...

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

Scotland “A SCHOOLBOY who claimed he was sent home for dressing as a girl has won his battle to return to classes.” - Janice Burns Cross-dressing pupil to return to school

By: Jase Peeples 10.22.2012 What should a parent do when their son wants to be a Disney princess or their daughter wants to dress like Spider-Man for Halloween? ABC news magazine recently conducted an interesting experiment by sending actors into a Halloween costume shop to play out this exact situation. Hidden cameras throughout the store caught the reactions of several unknowing onlookers who all had something to say about the cross-dressing kids. -gay.net My Son Wants to Be a Princess for Halloween. What Should I Do? (w/Video) ___________________________________________ And for us older people - what will you be doing for Halloween? While you think…

Transgender Children at High Risk for Child Abuse Yahoo! Contributors Network The American Academy of Pediatrics released the disturbing, but unsurprising, results of a long-term study investigating abuse rates among transgender children. The investigation followed some 17000 people who demonstrated "gender nonconformity" ...

Leslie Lagerstrom, 08.01.2012, 4:30pm "As I studied the photo of three young children playing house, a sick feeling began to grow in my stomach. In front of me were two girls engaged in traditional-gender-role play, happily assuming the coveted parts of mother and child, and then there was Sam, complete with a fake beard, sportcoat, top hat, and a grin from ear to ear." -huffingtonpost.com XX vs. XY

Janice D'Arcy, 12:17 PM ET, 05/22/2012 "This is a question I didn’t think much of until about six years ago, when I awaited a sonogram technician’s explanation of what she was tracking on a blurry screen. Girl or boy? It was suddenly a very big question. "Ever since, as I have tried to guide my daughters through the rocky path of gender stereotypes, it has been on my mind, especially in recent days." -washingtonpost.com Transgender children: Learning to listen to their reality Related: TGG thread,

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

https://www.yahoo.com/health/transgender-student-not-alone-in-facing-challenges-in-95115383192.html

Wayne Maines, 08.06.2012 1:49pm "One of the first decisions is whether to tell others that our children are transgender. This decision is often dynamic, as the environments change, we have to change, too. Not telling our schools and community is called "Going Stealth." Going stealth often starts as early as preschool. It is a simpler time in many ways. No one need's to know except family, doctors and a small inner circle of friends. Later, in elementary school, we often decide to leave stealth mode to inform teachers, staff and sometimes community leaders that we have a transgender child. It is not an easy decision. Doing so creates new challenges and bigger fears." -hu…

VIDEO: Emma Hayes was just five years old when she told her parents that despite being born a boy she wanted to live and dress as a girl. Diagnosed with gender dysphoria, Emma is among a growing number of children across the country who insist they're trapped in the wrong body. http://sixtyminutes.ninemsn.com.au/videoindex.aspx?uuid=1593fcd9-70f1-4905-ae6a-ac60bb5bf3e8

Sounds like some ultra-conservative organization that has taken a name to fool or confuse people into thinking they are getting information or advice from The Amer Academy of Pediatrics. I wonder if people should start asking a doctor which one of the two groups they belong to? Parents, family and friends of transgender children should watch this video --

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...

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. …

Support for Antibullying Measures Extends Beyond Gay and Transgender Groups Center For American Progress But for many gay and transgender youth, school is a place to be feared because of bullies and an overall hostile environment where they are susceptible to harassment and physical abuse because of their sexual orientation or gender identity...

Growing up transgender isn't a passive existence unfortunately. Being in the closet is painful. Children are born transgender and being transgender is a life long thing. That life being one that could be happy or could be extremely sad based solely on how we as a society treat them. We have children, right now, ending up in the hospital due to stress. Children attempting to take their own lives. We can't change every negative that a child might face, but we have it in our power to change many. To say we won't because a certain community isn't seen as ready is a critical mistake. Transgender is: A Gender Identity that is other, in some way, than the sex that was assigned …

Dyson Kilodavis, "the princess boy," was a little over 3 when he told his mother he was a pretty princess, and was the inspiration for the book his mother wrote, "My Princess Boy." I've been unable to find much since Bonnie first posted the thread " in December 2010. But the latest seems to be when Dyson was featured on ABC's Primetime Nightline in August 2011 when he was 5 - he began wearing dresses at 2. His mum, Cheryl, has become another "accidental activist." Watch the video segment on Dyson at (Extra)Ordinary Family: Inside the Transgender World. Take the poll, but post no answers - and no cheating by using image-recognition progs or websites, or any of…

last night I went to a trans meeting here in Reno and got to meet the mother of a child who made the news concerning Cee Cee and the bathroom situation at a school. I felt both honored and blessed to get to know this mothers story about her child going through transition and the fact the mother is now dating a transman. I tried to find the post on here, cause i swear i thought there was one on her..but couldnt find it. Cee Cee who is 9yrs old was just the happiest girl, running around the pizza place where we had the meeting at, playing video games. http://www.kolotv.com/home/headlines/Nine-Year-Old-Transgender-Declares-Identity-268764841.html?device=phone

It helps me to read about other people's experiences and I imagine this article (I'll add links to the rest of the series as it's published) may help trans/questioning youth and their families: Trans Teen's War With His Body Started When He Was Just 10

http://mobile.philly.com/health/?wss=%2Fphilly%2Fhealth&id=274029501

Sara Malm Published: 10:55 EST, 23 October 2012; Updated: 11:10 EST, 23 October 2012 A 15-year-old school girl is determined to drop 16 stone in order for her to have gender reassignment surgery. Raven El Messaoudi has lived as a girl for ten months since coming out as transgender to her family and schoolfriends, and now takes hormone blockers to stop her from adopting male features. The teenager, from Johannesburg, South Africa, used to live on a diet of McDonald's, fried chicken, and 14 eggs-on-toast a day, is on a strict diet in preparation for her surgery at the age of 21. -dailymail.co.uk The 26 [stone] transgender teen who wants to drop 16 [stone] so h…

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

Transgender Discrimination Policy Weighed in Howard County Schools Patch.com spokeswoman Patti Caplan By Lisa Rossi Susan Garner, the HCPSS psychologist, with Will Gallucci and Gallucci's mother Catherine Hyde, who is advocating for anti-discrimination policies for transgender students. submitted Howard County school leaders ...

October 26th, 2012 Growing up gay is not easy, for any generation. Baby boomers and their LGBT elders, for example, lived at a time when information about LGBT issues was almost non-existent and when there were no role models on television or in popular culture. Many of them grew up not knowing another gay person in their school or community … until they moved to the big city and found a welcoming community in bars like the Stonewall Inn in New York City or The Club in San Diego. -sdgln.com LGBT youth who are out are happier, but still face serious obstacles