blogtown.portlandmercury.com – Posted by Sarah Mirk
Welcome to my column about LGBT, reproductive rights, and gender issues. Previous columns are here. If there’s a topic you think I should cover, let me know!
In all the political and social battles over sex and gender, one thing is clear: Transgender kids have it rough. Over 80 percent of teens who think their gender doesn’t match up with their genitals contemplate suicide. But very few queer-friendly groups focus on transgender kids, in part because working with children is political controversial and can lead to the always-popular accusation of recruiting children…