“gender variant”

Atlanta High School Student Told To Man-Up

October 7, 2009

So what are we supposed to think about this story from The Atlanta Journal  Constitution’s website? Jonathan Escobar says he chooses to wear clothes that express himself.  Skinny jeans, wigs, “vintage” clothing and makeup are the staples of his wardrobe. The simple solution is a ‘gender neutral’ dress code. If a boy can wear it, [...]

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The Day The World Didn’t End

October 3, 2009

My first-born son was in the second grade, on the day the world didn’t end. I had resigned from the gender police; dressing Osar was up to my wife. In my defense, I’m not a clothes person. Periodically my wife buys me clothes—when the ones I have start to fall apart or become so stained [...]

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The Bathroom Battleground: gender variant kids and the call of nature

October 1, 2009

A few school systems, both public and private, have dealt with the issue of a transgendered child by notifying the school’s parents that a child, heretofore one gender, is now coming to school as the other. This is often met with howls of confusion and protest. “What? Are the parents insane? “Are they going to [...]

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The Tomgirl Profile: Commonalities among gender-variant or gender non-conforming boys

September 29, 2009

As supportive parents find each other through mailing lists on the internet (see the CNMC and Transkidsfamily) we share stories about our kids, and the problems they face— and the problems we face being thier parents. Over the years a profile builds up, qualities that many of these boys seem to share. We are astonished [...]

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