Transgender Children & Youth

Julie Ross, 08/15/2012 2:59pm "This might be a good time to tell you that my daughter Jessie spent the first three and a half months of school -- not to mention the prior nine years -- as George: a complicated, funny, dyslexic and wildly artistic child. In December of fourth grade she socially transitioned from male to female and finished out the year with a seamlessness that no one could have anticipated." -huffingtonpost.com What's in a Name?

Dominique Mosbergen Posted: 11/14/2012 2:44 pm EST Updated: 11/14/2012 3:34 pm EST According to the Torstar News Service, Spencer, who began transitioning from female to male in the 10th grade, was bullied at his old high school. Unable to cope with the strain, he moved in with his sister and enrolled at Clarke High School. But right off the bat, Spencer says, the school administration made it difficult for him to make a smooth transition. --huffingtonpost.com James Spencer, Transgender Teen, Allegedly Denied Access To Men's Restroom In School (with Video)

Style Exposed: Transgender Kids, on the "style" cable channel, 30 August at 9:00am central time (US). Synopsis: (Documentary) Three transgender children and their families discuss the challenges. (Two girls, one boy) Original air date was 27 August 2011. Each of these kids have been featured in other programs that explored the lives of transchildren, and the issues the come with being so - you might recognize them.

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

Bridgette P. LaVictoire on June 13, 2012. "For LGBT youth, the world is full of hostility towards homosexuality and transgenderism. These messages are coming from schools, religious leaders and elected officials. Unlike many others who are the subject of intense bullying, though, there is the other problem that many LGBT youth do not have a safe haven at home." -lezgetreal.com And The Survey Says: LGBT Youth Facing Hostility Everywhere

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

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

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...

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

TransYouth Family Allies (TYFA) has launched a web page to assist transgender new Girl Scout Bobby Montoya and her troop with their annual cookie drive. View the web page and access the donation page: Transgender Girl Scout’s Cookie Drive You probably already know all about Bobby Montoya and her Girl Scout troop from our forum thread regarding Bobby's journey: Bobby is a member of a newly-formed Girl Scouts Colorado Troop. Any donations made online will go toward cookies that will be distributed to their hometown charity, Mount Saint Vincent Home, which has assisted over 18,000 abused and neglected Colorado children since 1883. Proceeds will also go to Boots on …

"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

Transgender kids get help navigating a difficult path Los Angeles Times Amber is one of an increasing number who are getting specialized care. The 12-year-old takes puberty-blocking drugs and hopes to have gender reassignment...

I Was Promised a Pony! Catherine Oliver Posted: 04/19/2012 11:02 am This blog is dedicated to trans*, bigender, and gender-variant youth. "I always knew I wasn't like others. I didn't want a boyfriend, and I wore clothes that the other girls called "boy's clothes," all the time. I played in the mud, ran after soccer balls, and climbed trees. "Tomboy," they said."

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...

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

"A teen transsexual who is celebrating after getting the green light to become a woman has revealed how he was inspired by singer Lady Gaga. Cambell Kenneford, 16, dreamed of being a female model - despite being born a man..." Read the article (with photos): 'I was born this way': Teenage transsexual reveals how Lady Gaga inspired him to have full sex change

To comply with league policy, student must have undergone gender reassignment surgery Staff Reports | Thursday, February 20, 2014 "RICHMOND, Va. — The governing body of high school sports in Virginia has sanctioned the participation of transgender athletes at the state’s 313 high schools, on the condition they undergo gender reassignment surgery." --lgbtqnation.com Transgender high school athletes approved by Va. governing board ____________________________________________ Okay...is the Virginia governing board really that ignorant? Or do they think we are that ignorant?

BY Tobias SalingerNEW YORK DAILY NEWSUpdated: Wednesday, February 3, 2016, 9:39 AMA 9-year-old transgender Girl Scout has suffered smears online and in person just for selling the Scouts’ famous cookies. Yet Stormi, who lives in Herrin in Southern Illinois, has also received an outpouring of love in the form of thousands of cookies sold despite the hateful comments directed at her, BuzzFeed News reported Monday. Stormi was knocking on doors with her foster mother last month when a man at one home expressed opposition to the Girl Scouts of America’s inclusive policies by insulting a little girl. “Nobody wants to buy cookies from a boy in a dress,” the man who lives nearby …

Originally printed 4/19/2012 (Issue 2016 - Between The Lines News) "The little girl in the audience had a hard time sitting still. She lay across her grandmother's lap and kicked her little purple-tight-covered legs in the air, amused by the way her lavender tutu skirt crunched as she moved. In front of the crowd a panel of parents, and one grandparent - her own grandfather, spoke about what it's like to have a transgender child." Transgender children share coming out stories

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…

I think this is a very timely and important article: My Transgender Daughter Is A Beloved Child Of GodGod doesn’t make mistakes.

Mitch Kellaway | July 08 2015 6:06 PM ET ""We were all happy to adjust around Penel," Patterson shared with women's lifestyle magazine Family Circle, in an issue hitting shelves next week. "Our immediate family has only ever known Penel as he is — we've never asked him to change his ways. So we simply had to change our language around him."" -- advocate.com Two Black Trans Boys, Two N.Y. Families, and Boundless Love

Thousands of teens will undergo 'conversion therapy' in near future, study estimates https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/80-000-teens-will-undergo-conversion-therapy-near-future-study-n841356

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.