Denny and Me: Guest writer J Brooke
You often hear that queer people have chosen family. But sometimes, your queer family includes the one you were born into
Gender Defiant
In Quiet Search of Freedom: Guest Writer Jess Drucker
I thought I was going to spend my career helping queer people build adventurous lives abroad. Instead, I have a front-row seat to something I wasn’t expecting: the courage of parents seeking safety for their trans kids
Tiny Useful Fact #3
Seizing private healthcare data of trans youth threatens all of us, not just trans youth.
A Trans Rights Sticker in an Unlikely Town: Guest Writer Djuna Donne
But maybe there aren’t unlikely towns anymore?
I Think My Trans Kid Hates Trans People – Guest Writer Benjamin Erwin
It's called internalized transphobia, and it’s real
My Trans Daughter Is in Danger I Ignored: Guest Writer T.C. Kaye
I hoped to raise my girl with the freedom my parents allowed me. When that delusion shattered, I was destroyed
Tiny useful fact #2
U.S. passports did not have sex markers until 1976.
Bake Sale Planning
Registering for the bake sale could have dire consequences. So could not registering.
A Deeply Thinking, Knitting Dad
“How to Knit a Trans Solidarity Scarf” binds fatherhood with fierceness, tenderness with protection
Tiny useful fact #1
Almost all gender affirming surgeries for youth are on cisgender boys.
Was I an Ally or a Failure? – Guest Writer Madeline Hayes
My son said I went to Trans Pride for selfish reasons, not to support him. I took it hard
New Feature—The Defiant Questions!
Each month, a different parent tells us what they love, and hate, about raising a trans child. First up is Ivy M., a community organizer.