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 youngster of 12 who was born a girl but lives as a boy is devastated after his GP refused to give him vital drugs to halt puberty. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/girl-who-lives-boy-denied-2241965

I just came across this and am compelled to send/post it to everyone I can. I especially love and appreciate the video that is linked within the article: RAISING ZAY: A family's journey with a transgender child

Fort Myers center opens doors to LGBT youth The News-Press Visuality, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning young people center opened Monday 3/5/2012. (video by Andrew West/news-press.com) The non-profit Visuality opened its doors Monday in Royal Palm Plaza in Fort Myers.

Mountain View schools team up with LGBTQ education group Peninsula Press “Students receive very little health education as it is, so topics such as gender identity and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning issues very rarely get time.” Ross finds that most public-school education about LGBTQ issues are either

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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...

Not just boy and girl; more teens identify as transgender http://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/wireStory/boy-girl-teens-identify-transgender-52840089

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

Richland High School senior Kasey Caron has turned to the media to pressure his high school to let him run for homecoming king. BY Sunnivie Brydum | September 09 2013 3:33 PM ET "But for the bulk of his four years at Richland High School in Johnstown, Caron's teachers and classmates have recognized him as male. When a guidance counselor suggested he enter his name for homecoming king at the beginning of the school year, Caron thought Richland was finally ready to affirm his gender identity." --advocate.com Trans Teen Takes on Pa. School to Run for Homecoming King

Rider GN, et al. Pediatrics. 2018. doi: 10.1542/peds.2017-1683February 5, 2018Teenagers who identify as transgender and gender nonconforming are more likely to report poorer physical and mental health than those who identify as cisgender, with less use of preventive health care measures, according to findings published in Pediatrics. Additionally, perceptions of health were varied based on perceived gender expression of these students, with the largest representation of students reporting a gender perception of equally masculine and feminine. “Some of our previous research indicates that, when compared to cisgender youth, [transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC)] adol…

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...

Supporting gay and transgender youth most in need San Diego Gay & Lesbian News The event is held in partnership with the Ruth Ellis Center and is the second in a series of conferences being held across the country to address the unique needs of gay and transgender Americans.* The keynote speaker at today's event is Secretary ...

Jul 23, 5:44 AM (ET) By LYNNE SLADKY MIAMI (AP) — The transgender community has gained a degree of acceptance in recent years with the help of such celebrities as Caitlyn Jenner and Laverne Cox from "Orange is the New Black." But for those who are less known it can be more of a struggle. Many young transgender people, wrestling with their identities, find themselves shunned by family, friends and co-workers. Episodes of homelessness, alcoholism, drug abuse and violence often follow. "A lot of people really don't realize the like immense amount of pain the average trans person goes through just trying to like live their life," says Eli, a 17-year-old male who was born a gi…

Transgender Children: What Would You Do By iVillage: What would you do if your son or daughter wanted to be the opposite sex from what they were born? Kelly Wallace and iVoices Amanda Rodriguez of http://www.ParentingByDummies.com, Sharon Rowley of http://www.Momof6.com, Beth Engelman of http://www.MommyOnAShoestring.com and Brandi Jeter of http://www.MamaKnowsItAll.com

CBS NewsMarch 25, 2014, 8:29 PM ""You can be assured that we have cared for Sunnie and worked with her grandparents for several years to assist them. Our TCS teachers and administrators love Sunnie and we can assure everyone that this has never been an issue of hair length or boots as it has been portrayed. It has been our constant desire over the last several years to work with this family and to shepherd this precious little girl in a way consistent with traditional values," he said." --cbsnews.com Christian school complains 8-year-old girl isn't girly enough Note: in the first paragraph, I think the article intended to indicate that Kahle was not sufficiently …

This morning on TODAY, Megyn Kelly, this is so wonderful: Chazzie's Story: The inspiring message one transgender girl and her parents want to share When Chazzie Grosshandler was in fourth-grade, she summed up the courage to tell her parents that she was not a boy, as she was designated at birth, but a girl. The 11-year-old shares her story and her parents, Jenn and John, talk to TODAY’s Megyn Kelly on what the journey was like.

February 26, 2016Studies of mental health among transgender people in the United States have been consistently grim, showing higher rates of depression, anxiety and suicide. But almost nothing is known about the mental health of a new and growing generation of transgender Americans—prepubescent children who are living openly as transgender with the support of their families. How do those children fare in an environment of openness and family support? When theirgender identity is affirmed, are they happy? New University of Washington research suggests the answer is yes. To be published Feb. 26 in Pediatrics, the study is believed to be the first to look at the mental heal…

A school in Northeast Portland has introduced unisex toilets to cater for transgender and other gender non-conforming students – though the bathrooms will be available to anyone who wants to use them 24 March 2013 | By Andrew Potts " Northeast Portland’s Grant High School has introduced six unisex bathrooms across its grounds to cater to transgender and other gender non-conforming students who may feel uncomfortable using sex segregated bathrooms." --gaystarnews.com Oregon high school introduces unisex toilets for transgender students ________________________________ "Grant High School, named for the Civil War general Ulysses S Grant, is Portland’s largest hi…

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

A mother has written a frank open letter to the man who chased her son out of the men’s room after mistaking him for a girl 20 March 2013 | By Dan Beeson "The mother of a young boy has written a sarcastic open letter to the man who chased a boy out of a bathroom after he mistook her for a girl." --gaystarnews.com Mom defends son mistaken for a girl in open letter

"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

The Unfair Criminalization of Gay and Transgender Youth Center For American Progress Gay, transgender, and gender nonconforming youth are significantly over-represented in the juvenile justice system—approximately 300,000 gay and transgender youth are arrested and/or detained each year, of which more than 60 percent are black or Latino...

The words I want to say aren't allowed here, but I'm sure you guys would all feel the same after watching this.

"REEDSBURG, Wis. (AP) - An elementary-school event in which kids were encouraged to dress as members of the opposite gender drew the ire of a Christian radio group, whose angry broadcast prompted outraged calls to the district office..." "..."I can assure you we will not be having this day (again)," Hayes said." Killjoys. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080407/D8VSOJOG0.html