Transgender Children & Youth

thesun.co.uk, no doubt, has got to be about as insensative, pompous, judgemental and bigotted as FOXNews. Note the overall demeaning tone of the article. The sub-headline, "story that will shock every parent." Quotations around "he" in a few places. Then there's the caption under a picture of Jake and his sister, Olivia, "Sisters... Olivia with her new little "brother."" "Sisters?" Really? The article also starts out as if Jake's parents are villians. Like there is something wrong with them. As if they are doing something wrong. Some people, like the author of this article, Sarah Arnold, shouldn't be allowed to report news. In fact, media such as thesun.c…

New teacher resource aims to support transgender and transsexual students Canada NewsWire (press release) OTTAWA, May 16, 2012 /CNW/ - On the eve of the International Day Against Homophobia, the Canadian Teachers' Federation (CTF) is proud to release its latest educational resource, Supporting Transgender and Transsexual students in K-12 Schools...

Teo Bishop, 10/11/2012 8:51am It snowed last night. First of the season. There wasn't quite enough to break the branches like last year, but it was enough to remind us that the season of fall, as much as I'd prefer it last forever, is simply a transition. What we're witnessing in the seasonal display of colors is the letting go of something we've grown accustomed to. -huffingtonpost.com Trans Is A Teacher for All Of Us

Introducing Our Parents' Generation To Transgender Children Can Be Hard... Huffington Post I thought to myself, 'I wonder if he is ready to hear about transgender children?' But as usual, I decided to take it slow to see where the conversation might lead us...

Here Are The Best States To Be A Transgender High School Athlete Deadspin As reported by the Times earlier this month, new legislation in California could make that state the first to legally guarantee the rights of transgender high school athletes...

http://youtu.be/xdpTXtz75Aw A mother in Queenland has decided to let her nine-year-old son live as a girl. Parenting expert Dr Michael Carr-Gregg shares his thoughts.

Posted 05.18.2012 7:01pm, Updated 7:02pm ""It didn't say anywhere in the code of conduct or the dress code that boys can't dress like girls," he said to Stone. "I feel annoyed that they would go out of their way to make a problem just with me wearing a skirt."" -huffingtonpost.com Warren Evans, Skirt-Wearing Maryland Boy, Suspended From Calvert High School (w/Video) Also, Exclusive: Male Student Suspended for Wearing a Skirt

By Rachel Thompson LONDON — A city council has sent a letter to thousands of parents asking them to support the gender their children "most identify with" when confirming school places. The letter, sent this week, requested that parents help their children "choose" their gender identity, asking them to leave the gender section of the form blank if their child is non-binary. http://mashable.com/2016/04/20/gender-identity-children-brighton/#mB.b05sVaEqr

Leslie Lagerstrom 05.14.2012 5:03pm Huffington Post "I'm not right, " my old-souled 8-year-old child says...These words, simple yet profound, slice through my flesh, piercing a hole in my heart, causing me pain that's greater than I can bear." It's a boy

Drug treatments for transgender kids pose difficult choices for parents, doctors Washington Post The puberty blockers are given to transgender girls who are 10 to 12 years old to keep their bodies from maturing and menstruating. Boys receive them from 12 to 14 to stave off a flood of testosterone. Suspending puberty gives the kids more time to...

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...

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

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 --

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…

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

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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