Transgender Children & Youth

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…

"Events are being organised in London as part of the UK's first ever Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Adoption and Fostering Week. It comes as gay adopters and foster carers are being hailed by social workers for their significant strengths in a survey..." Read the news article: Events held for LGBT adoption week

By KRISTIE RIEKEN Feb 25, 3:24 AM EST CYPRESS, Texas (AP) -- Mack Beggs could win a Texas state wrestling title on Saturday. "It's a no-win win situation," she said. "Mack wants to wrestle boys. (But) he'll never be recognized as a boy because of the birth certificate in the state of Texas. The female wrestlers don't have a chance. It's a no win ... for either one." More here: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/W/WRE_TRANSGENDER_WRESTLER?SITE=SCAND&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&SECTION=HOME

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…

Raising a Transgender Child: A Star is Born Huffington Post (blog) On the front page of The Boston Globe there was an article about identical twin boys, one of whom had identified as transgender and was now living fully as a girl. I, not surprisingly, was raptly reading the story when George came up behind me...

I came across a very interesting, well thought out perspective. I agree. Any thoughts? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/pre-k-teacher-attacks-idea-of-childhood-innocence-claims-toddlers-not-too-young-for-sexuality-discussion/ar-AA17oiVB?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=06f2bc52640845aab7907bb320b322a8

Transgender 101: 15 Things to Know Huffington Post (blog) Because I run a camp for transgender youth, Camp Aranu'tiq, I end up interfacing with parents soon after they have found out that their child is transgender. These parents are looking for resources for not only themselves but their family and friends...

"Regardless of the fact he was physically male, Thomas has always maintained that he is a girl. When teased at school about being quiet and liking dolls, Thomas would repeat his simple response, "I am a girl." Thomas, now 11, goes by the name of Tammy, wears dresses to school and lives as a girl. Her parents have been accused by family, friends and others of being reckless, causing their youngest child permanent damage by allowing her to live as a girl." Read the article online: Transgender kids: Painful quest to be who they are

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...

What I Learned as a Parent of a Transgender Child As a pediatrician and mother, I thought I knew a lot about parenting. But I was blindsided by my daughter’s coming out as trans, and that first year was riddled with mistakes.

The Whittington Family: Ryland's Story http://youtu.be/yAHCqnux2fk

Scenes from the Trans Protest Prom in Washington, D.C. (msn.com)

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...

Landon Patterson became Oak Park High School’s first transgender homecoming queen on Saturday. Photo courtesy of the North Kansas City School DistrictBY LISA GUTIERREZ lgutierrez@kcstar.com LINKEDINGOOGLE+PINTERESTREDDITPRINTORDER REPRINT OF THIS STORY It was a moment that felt too good to be true. As she stood next to her mom on the football field Saturday at Oak Park High, the crown of homecoming queen was placed on Landon Patterson’s head. The crown came with a spotlight that turned Patterson into an instant celebrity. She is not only the school’s first transgender homecoming queen, but one of the first in the United States as well. http://www.kansascity.com/livi…

TransYouth Family Advocates has released a thought-provoking video titled "Transgender Children - Out of the Shadows." The video can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1LPs8sE4M0 I wish I could have benefited from such public awareness when I was a child. During my childhood, I was thoroughly traumatized by adult reactions to some of my displays of gender incongruity. The effect of the negative reactions shamed me into 25 years of repression, and all the awful internal fighting and turmoil that naturally accompanies. I would add one more item to their "top ten" list; Never to scold the child or make them feel as if they are doing something wrong when expr…

"Primary school children should be taught about transsexuals from the age of 10 and have the option of jabs that delay the onset of puberty, according to Drew-Ashlyn Cunningham, one of the stars of Channel 4's My Transsexual Summer documentary series..." Read the article: My Transsexual Summer star calls for pre-teens to be given time to resolve gender confusion

New York -- Tiffany "LIFE" Cocco has been homeless for seven years, living on park benches, stoops and New York City's A train... Her parents died of AIDS in the 1980s and so Cocco was raised by an aunt and uncle who disapproved of how she dressed and led her life -- as a lesbian..." Read the news article (VIDEO): Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Kids Struggle on the Streets Here are some sobering statistics from the article: 1 in 45 American children 18 and under -- 1.6 million -- live on the street, in homeless shelters, motels or with other families last year. About 20 to 40 percent of youth who leave home to live on the streets identify themselves as lesb…

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act Should Include Gay and Transgender Youth Center For American Progress The act makes no mention, however, of gay and transgender youth, even though these groups make up a disproportionately large number of homeless youth in America. Incorporating gay and transgender youth into the act when it comes up for reauthorization...

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

Trigger warning in the article... http://www.transadvocate.com/what-happens-when-pji-is-confronted-by-parents.htm

This article doesn't really tell us anything we don't already know. But I decided to post it for all the cisgender people that might be lurking around - the ones who might be looking for answers, but don't know how to go about it. The ones who find themselves in that group that is afraid of transpeople, or dislikes transpeople, or believes that transpeople are somehow wrong, abnormal, mentally disturbed, deviant, etc. This is to challenge such people to look at the picture that accompanies this article, and then answer the question, "how can you hate this child, this little girl?" Maybe then, if they realize there is nothing there to hate or fear, and realize that thi…

Headmaster bans transgender pupil from exam... so she shows him Equality Act The Sun A TRANSGENDER pupil had to show her headmaster a copy of the Equality Act before he allowed her to sit a GCSE exam while wearing girls' clothes...

by David Yi Katherine, a gentle 19-year old from Brooklyn, is many things: Bangladeshi American, an avid gamer, Muslim, a future programmer. But one thing she is not: human. At least, that’s what she's been told by the family who rejected her. In the cramped apartment she shares with her parents and siblings, Katherine is a ghost. Virtually ignored, she spends her days invisible in the hallway, the only place she doesn’t get in the way of her mother who is seldom outside the kitchen, her father who spends his days in the living room, and her siblings, who hide themselves away in their small room. Katherine doesn’t have a room, let alone a bed she can call her own. “I sle…

Zack Ford Apr 22, 2016 8:00 am "Just because the student deserves to be safe and respected, wrote parent Vince West in October, “that does not mean, nor does the law imply, that we have to celebrate gender non-conformism (or any controversial moral difference) in school (or anywhere).”" -- thinkprogress.org It Takes A Village To Bully A Transgender Kindergartner