Our next installment of our "Defining" series tackles non-binary gender identities!
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My child came out as trans. I feel guilty for my initial reaction and I want to be supportive moving forward. Help!
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The gender binary is really complicated, but I want my young child to know about non-binary gender identities. How do I explain it in a way they can understand?
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A parent is having trouble accepting their child's bisexuality and gender queerness because they are also autistic. Read on for an important take on the intersection between disability and sexuality.
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Vanessa Fabbre is an Assistant Professor of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis. We recently had a chance to talk to her about her photography and interview project, To Survive on This Shore, which discusses growing older and coming out as trans later in life.
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It can be hard not to worry about what others say or think about our children or the way we are choosing to raise them. Loni Jorgenson offers some advice for avoiding becoming overwhelmed by offensive remarks.
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Anna Krieger, MSW gives advice on helping parents come to terms with their child's identity at their own pace after initially being dismissive.
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Cornelia Prior has compiled a list of things your kid probably doesn't want to hear over the holidays.
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Julie Tarney gives tips for navigating gender-neutral holiday gift giving!
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Cornelia offers suggestions to a parent who is struggling to understand and transition to using they/them pronouns.
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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.
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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.
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"I’ve been asked to tell my coming out story. If you’re a parent of an LGBT kid, you’ll know exactly what I mean. Normally our focus is on our children—on helping them come out to the people around them... But maybe, just maybe, we need some help with this as well."
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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}
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Author Vivek Shraya shares a story from his book, God Loves Hair, about his childhood wish for a pair of tweezers.
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Youth Writer Linda Sankat gives advice to a young person whose parent wants them to wear a dress to prom.
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Lauren Lubin, creator of the movement We Exist, sits down with Kristin Russo (co-founder of My Kid Is Gay) to explain the term "gender binary." {Subtítulos en Español}
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Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Irwin Krieger, gives advice on how to handle a child who would like to change their name and/or pronouns.
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