Transgender Transitions: Reflections from the other side The need to Educate, Agitate, and Organize By Kathryn J. Redman   Last month, Caroline wrote a very powerful, piece about, in her words, “[T]he horrific, political scapegoating being visited on us[.]”. This month I want to continue and expand the conversation she started about protecting and helping ourselves. I feel we are fortunate that most of the people reading this live in the Kansas City metropolitan area.  I can assure you that, in returning to the Kansas City area after 12 years living in Oklahoma, I find the overwhelm ..read more

Hello Dearest Members of the LGBTQIA+ Community, We at The Transgender Institute® wish to express our belief that all are included in our family. We have been pondering the dilemma we find ourselves in as a result of the horrific, political scapegoating being visited upon us, for no reason other than we wish to live as we feel, indeed, as we are. Never, in our service of more than 25 years, have we experienced such hatred toward our community. Many of you know individuals who are fleeing to other states and countries for safety and the opportunity to live freely and pursue medical treatment w ..read more

SOURCE: Wichita Eagle A Kansas state senator has switched parties from Republican to Democrat, saying she cannot be complicit in supporting President Donald Trump. Sen. Barbara Bollier’s switch was dramatic but not entirely surprising. The Mission Hills lawmaker has a long history of bucking Republican leadership, and had endorsed Democrat Laura Kelly for governor. Her district also leans Democratic. She cited Trump as a factor in her decision, as well as a state Republican party platform change on transgender identity. She has also clashed with Republicans on a number of issues, from Medicaid ..read more

 Original Source Hundreds of people in New York City in February protested a Trump administration announcement that rescinded an Obama-era order allowing transgender students to use school bathrooms matching their gender identities. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) A new survey finds significant anxiety and fear among teenagers who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer. The survey findings, released Tuesday, are based on the answers of roughly 12,000 youth ages 13 to 17 who responded to an online solicitation by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and other advocacy grou ..read more

I worry the show will make things harder, not easier, for my transgender daughter. Full source:  Good Housekeeping   Here we go again. This was my honest reaction when I heard the Roseanne reboot was going to feature a non-binary child, Mark, who plays Roseanne’s grandson. But here’s the thing about initial reactions: They’re not always the right ones. I am the mother of a transgender kid, Kai. She began transitioning at the age of four while being raised in a very conservative, Christian community in the South. When Kai came out as transgender, we received so ma ..read more

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