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…

Mary Emily O'Hara | June 26, 2018 "Ohio House Bill 658 would turn school employees, psychologists, and social workers into spies of a sort; the legislation mandates that they disclose to parents if a minor approaches them with questions about gender identity or seeks mental health care for gender dysphoria. And if they don’t inform the child’s parents — regardless of concern for the safety or wellbeing of the child — they would face felony charges." -- them.us An Ohio Bill Would Charge Therapists With a Felony if They Don't Out Trans Kids to Their Parents Be sure to also check out the article linked in this one about the boy whose parents refused to support h…

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

I hope you're able to access and read this article in today's New York Times: As Attention Grows, Transgender Children’s Numbers Are Elusive Progress...

http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2015/02/12/new-transgender-hospital-program-introduced-to-dallas/

An important article: https://medium.com/indian-thoughts/the-child-i-love-822af4adb4d1#.9zyxpydin

Wednesday, July 24, 2013 "Under the agreement, approved Tuesday evening by the district’s school board, the school district will take a number of steps to ensure that the student, who has consistently and uniformly presented as a boy at school and in all other aspects of his life for several years, will be treated like other male students while attending school in the district." --lgbtqnation.com Calif. school district settles discrimination complaint by transgender student

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.

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

Ofsted inspectors are now quizzing English schools about their homophobic bullying poliies 17 November 2013 | Tris Reid-Smith "Ofsted, the official inspectors of English schools, is now investigating whether schools they visit are fighting anti-gay bullying and teaching about same-sex families." -gaystarnews.com Inspectors start forcing English shools to tackle gay and trans hate

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

Mitch Kellaway | February 05 2015 3:05 PM ET "This week, Q opened up to the Empire State Pride Agenda about what it means to be him in a handwritten letter — sprinkled with heartwarming details and several misspellings — that he then recorded himself reading aloud. Along with his mother, Francisca, Q lent his story to the Pride Agenda's Change.org petition to protect LGBT youth from "conversion" therapy and secure trans New Yorkers basic civil rights." --advocate.com Adorable 8-Year-Old on Being a Trans Boy: 'I Just Know It'

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

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

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…

Trans youth Coy Mathis, now 7, made the news in June when the Colorado Civil Rights Division, in a landmark case, ruled that the action of her school of banning her from using the girl’s bathroom violated a state law that protects transgender people. http://lexiecannes.wordpress.com/2013/10/23/3-year-old-trans-kid-wonders-when-she-will-get-her-girl-parts/

Very good news! Trans in the South: Meet Kids Finding Acceptance in the Bible Belt

I just found this article on Forbes, read it, and then watched the YouTube video. Below is the link to the article and below that is a link to the YouTube video because it can't be viewed in full screen (for some reason) on Forbes. I posted it here in the youth section because I feel it would be so valuable for any young person to watch, trans or not: Article: VIDEO: Watch Youth Soccer Coach Come Out As Transgender To His Players Video: Authenticity: Portland Community Football Club Founder and Director, Kaig Lightner, shares his identity of being a transgender man with the players.

June 13, 2015 "Why did she think Ms. Cox would come in through those particular doors? M. ignored my question and stood alone at the far end of the room, her back to me, her eyes glued to the doors." -- thegailygrind.com Find Out What Happened When A 7-Year-Old Trans Girl Met The Amazing Laverne Cox

A six-year-old girl who was assigned male at birth won her legal battle to change her national ID card and birth certificate to reflect her accurate gender. BY Sunnivie Brydum | September 28 2013 2:40 PM ET ""By accepting that my son was not the son I gave birth to, but a girl, I accepted her identity and put myself at her side," Gabriela told the Telegraph from Buenos Aires. " --advocate.com Trans Six-Year-Old Is Argentina's Youngest to Amend Gender on Birth Certificate

Sebastion Malo | Monday, 26 September 2016 21:51 GMT "The plaintiff's attorney, Alison Pennington, with the Oakland-based Transgender Law Center, said she believed it was the first case to claim an underage transgender person had suffered sex-based discrimination under the Affordable Care Act." -- news.trust.org Mother sues U.S. hospital for discriminating against dead transgender son

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 --