Teaching kids what it means to be transgender

bostonglobe.com – By Chris Edwards

This article is featured in the Dec. 7 issue of the Magazine.

“So, Shtine, what’s the latest with the book? Any updates?”

That was my cue. The answer to my sister Wendy’s question would serve as the opening t…

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Love in exile

theguardian.com – Mark Gevisser

“Gays Engage!”

This was the headline on the front page of Malawi’s Nation newspaper, on 28 December 2009, beneath a photograph of Tiwonge Chimbalanga and Stephen Monjeza, bleary and uncomfortable in matching his-an…

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Being transgender in Atlanta

clatl.com – By Tracee McDaniel and Jamie Roberts

Imagine going to work using Atlanta’s mass transit. You walk into the station and people give you the side-eye. You walk to the restroom appropriate to your gender presentation and a police officer te…

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What It’s Like to Be Transgender in Cuba

slate.com – By David Rosenberg

Mariette Pathy Allen has been an advocate and documentarian of the transgender community for more than 35 years. While much of her work has focused on the United States, in 2012, Allen traveled to Cuba with the World P…

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Allies and Angels

huffingtonpost.com – Jorge R. Petit, MD – Bilingual psychiatrist practicing in NYC & president of QHSGroup providing training and consulting services for healthcare systems

Being a parent is not easy; parenting is hard work. It requires determinatio…

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