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March 2018

March 15, 2018

I’m the Dad of Two Queer Kids. Are You Listening?

Every time I tell our story, and I say that I have two queer daughters,...

March 07, 2017

Can You Tell Which Woman is Transgender? And Why Does it Matter?

With all this conversation about who we pee next to, I wondered if you could...

February 2017

February 28, 2017

Transgender & Bathrooms: Who Are The Ones Who Really Need Protecting?

What do you when the bully in a school is the teacher? What impact does...

December 2016

December 06, 2016

LGBTQI: You Deserve to Love & be Loved! You Deserve to be Free!

Well, here you are! You're gay or bi or lesbian or transgender or intersex or...

November 2016

November 21, 2016

The Slippery Slope of… Judgment!

November 20th was the Transgender Day of Remembrance. A day to remember the beautiful lives...

August 2016

August 29, 2016

A Boy in a Tutu, a Mom, and the Scary Words of a Stranger

"My son wears tutus. It was fine... until yesterday!" This is the story of the...

March 2016

March 08, 2016

The Story of the Prodigal Transgender Daughter

Let me give a new twist to an old story. Mitchell had fought back the...

February 2016

February 08, 2016

A Dad, His Son, Nail Polish & Neighbors: A Lesson in Coexistence

One of the moms in our Facebook support group posted this interaction with her neighbors....

November 2015

November 22, 2015

Transgender Murder, Suicide – “We Are in a State of Emergency.”

Yesterday was Transgender Day of Remembrance. Rob and I spent the evening with some 200...

November 21, 2015

A Journey of Transparent Truth

Autymn was just transitioning from male to female when we met her. Rob and I...

November 20, 2015

Houston, You Have a Problem… Lies, Power & Transgender Hate

I am still just sick about the new lows those Houston anti-gay, unChristlike pastors stooped...

November 17, 2015

Growing Up Different, and Finding Where You Belong

There are inherent challenges of growing up different, not only for the different one but...

June 2015

June 08, 2015

Which is Harder… to Love or to Hate?

"I heard her say to my daughter, “Remember, honey, transgender is beautiful.”" How hard is...

June 04, 2015

Man Learns Amazing Lesson in Irony After Mocking Caitlyn Jenner’s Bravery

An Oregon man got an unexpected lesson in irony after posting a viral photo on...

April 2015

April 25, 2015

Bruce Jenner: Once a Champion, Always a Champion

"Today, millions of people learned that someone they know is transgender." Bruce Jenner has come...

May 2014

May 23, 2014

Can I Trust You With a Secret?

Do you have a secret? How big is it? How do you think people will...

May 16, 2014

Transgender Teachers?

“Students should not be forced into an environment where they are coerced to accept or...

May 15, 2014

Male or Female? Yes.

Sarah Gronert is a 27-year-old retired German tennis player. She won a total of ten...

May 07, 2014

Do Transgender People Scare You??

“I can’t remember a time that I didn’t know that I was a girl.” Janet...

May 01, 2014

Encouragement for Parents of Transgender Kids

Issues you never thought you would face. Questions you never imagined. Emotions you were unprepared...

October 2013

October 22, 2013

A Trans Made Me Blush

This is Rob Cottrell. I have experienced a lot in life. I didn't think something...