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Supporting Your Non-Binary Students with Pronoun Changes

My student started using they/them pronouns, but not all teachers are supportive. What do I do?

Coming Out, Dear MKIG, For Teachers, Non-Binary, Pronouns, Gender, Students + TeachersGrace MangerOctober 10, 2018#my kid is gay, #mykidisgay, Advice, Genderqueer, Pronouns, nonbinary, teachers

Defining: Neopronoun

What are neopronouns, where do they come from, and how can we use them when referring to people?

Defining Series, Gender, Pronouns, TerminologyGrace MangerMay 2, 2018#my kid is gay, #mykidisgay, Advice, Defining, Pronouns, trans*, transgender

They/Them Pronouns Have Come Between My Child and Me

How am I supposed to practice they/them pronouns if my kid has become distant from me?

Dear MKIG, Non-Binary, Pronouns, GenderGrace MangerApril 12, 2018#my kid is gay, #mykidisgay, Advice, Genderqueer, Pronouns, nonbinary

Here’s How to Explain Gender Identity and Expression to Kids

How can I teach my kids that a person's appearance does not tell you anything about their gender or pronouns?

Gender, Young Children, Dear MKIG, Expression, Gender, Gender, Pronouns, Talking to Young Kids, TerminologyGrace MangerMarch 15, 2018#my kid is gay, #mykidisgay, Advice, Gender expression, Pronouns

6 Things to Do When Your Child Comes Out as Transgender

After your child comes out as trans, do these 6 things first.

Gender, ListsGrace MangerFebruary 27, 2018#my kid is gay, #mykidisgay, Advice, Coming Out, Gender expression, Pronouns, trans*, transgender

Coming Out as Transgender And Gay

When your kid comes out as transgender AND gay, approach the topic with an open mind, and leave behind your ideas about what is “right” or “wrong” when it comes to who we are and who we love based on gender.

Coming Out, Dear MKIG, Terminology, Transgender, GenderGrace MangerFebruary 15, 2018#my kid is gay, #mykidisgay, Advice, Changing names, Coming Out, Gender expression, Phase, Pronouns, trans*, transgender

7 Ways To Support Someone Who’s Changing Their Name & Pronouns

Step one: Use the new, correct name and pronouns all the time—even when they’re not there to hear you, even when you’re just thinking about them in your head.

Gender, Lists, Pronouns, TransitioningGrace MangerJanuary 16, 2018#my kid is gay, #mykidisgay, Advice, Changing names, Coming Out, Genderqueer, Pronouns, nonbinary, trans*, transgender

Defining: Deadnaming

What it means to deadname, and why you should never do it.

Defining Series, Gender, Terminology, TransitioningGrace MangerDecember 14, 2017#my kid is gay, #mykidisgay, Advice, Changing names, Defining, Genderqueer, Pronouns, nonbinary, trans*, transgender

Adjusting to Your Kid Using They/Them Pronouns

My child just started using they/them pronouns, but so far they just don't seem that DIFFERENT to me. Am I missing something?

Coming Out, Dear MKIG, Expression, Non-Binary, Pronouns, GenderGrace MangerNovember 2, 2017#my kid is gay, #mykidisgay, Advice, Coming Out, Gender expression, Genderqueer, Pronouns, nonbinary

How Do I Talk About My Daughter Pre-Transition?

What name and pronouns should I use when talking about my trans kid before they transitioned?

Gender, Dear MKIG, Gender, Pronouns, Transgender, TransitioningGrace MangerApril 6, 2017#my kid is gay, #mykidisgay, Advice, Pronouns, trans*, transgender

7 Questions to Ask Your Trans Kid's School

As a parent of a trans kid, there are things you can do to plan ahead and ensure they are safe at school.

Gender, School + Work, Young Children, Bathrooms, Bullying, Gender, Lists, Pronouns, TransgenderGrace MangerMarch 16, 2017#my kid is gay, #mykidisgay, Advice, Bathrooms, Bullying, Pronouns, school, teachers

Defining: They/Them Pronouns

What does it mean when someone uses they/them pronouns?

Defining Series, Gender, Non-Binary, Pronouns, TerminologyGrace MangerNovember 29, 2016#my kid is gay, #mykidisgay, Advice, Defining, Pronouns, nonbinary, trans*, transgender

Defining: Transgender

Welcome to another installment of our Defining series! Today we're tackling what it mean to be transgender.

Defining Series, Gender, Terminology, TransgendertheparensprojectMay 19, 2016#my kid is gay, #mykidisgay, Advice, Defining, Pronouns, trans*, transgender

Defining: Gender

Today we tackle TWO big terms: cisgender and transgender. As always, we unpack them step by step to define, explain, and debunk myths around these two gender identities.

Defining Series, Gender, Terminology, TransgendertheparensprojectApril 22, 2016#my kid is gay, #mykidisgay, Advice, Defining, Pronouns, trans*, transgender

Five Words & Phrases That Might be Offending Your LGBTQ Kid

Renee Zalles talks about choosing words wisely, and boosting rather than harming your LGBTQ child's confidence.

FAQs, ListstheparensprojectMarch 26, 2015#my kid is gay, #mykidisgay, Advice, Pronouns, trans*, transgender

10 Things Not To Say When Your LGBTQ Child Comes Home From College for Winter Break

Cornelia Prior has compiled a list of things your kid probably doesn't want to hear over the holidays.

FAQs, ListstheparensprojectDecember 22, 2014#my kid is gay, #mykidisgay, Advice, Coming Out, Holidays, Pronouns, nonbinary, trans*, transgender

Transitioning to They/Them Pronouns

Cornelia offers suggestions to a parent who is struggling to understand and transition to using they/them pronouns.

Gender, Dear MKIG, Gender, Non-Binary, PronounstheparensprojectDecember 4, 2014#my kid is gay, #mykidisgay, Advice, Pronouns, nonbinary, trans*, transgender

Six Cultural Barriers to Family Acceptance

We all have culture, both inside of us and around us. Today, Laurin Mayeno reflects on the cultural barriers that caused her fear and shame when her gender-creative, gay son was growing up.

Gender, Personal Stories, Young ChildrentheparensprojectNovember 10, 2014#my kid is gay, #mykidisgay, Advice, Pronouns, nonbinary

Four Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About Gender and Pronouns

Language plays a huge part in how we understand and describe the world around us, and how we communicate that understanding to others. Because of this, it can be easy to forget that the dictionary isn't some infallible, unchangeable document handed down from on high— but it isn't! Words are actually tools created by humans to help with those aforementioned jobs.

Gender, ListstheparensprojectJuly 17, 2014#my kid is gay, #mykidisgay, Advice, Changing names, Pronouns, nonbinary, trans*, transgender

Why Change Names and Pronouns?

Watch: Laurin Lubin, creator of the movement We Exist, explains why people might change their names and pronouns, and how to adjust to using the correct pronouns over time. {Subtítulos en Español}

FAQs, En Español, Dear MKIG, Pronouns, Transitioning, Video, GendertheparensprojectJune 11, 2014#my kid is gay, #mykidisgay, Advice, Changing names, Pronouns, Video, nonbinary, trans*, transgender