Jennifer Carr is a writer, blogger, public speaker and advocate for gender diverse children and their families. Jennifer's book, Be Who You Are, is an instrumental tool in educating families, friends, schools, organizations and medical staff about transgender/ gender diverse children. She shares her journey parenting a gender diverse child at her blog, TodayYouAreYou.com.
Dear Dr. Zucker, We Are Not an Experiment
After finally hearing Dr. Zucker’s comments on the CBC Radio show I participated in that aired this past Monday, I had to sit and reflect. Dr. Zucker referred to us…
True, All-Person Experience
My Brownie uniform “True, all-girl experience,” those were the words of the teen named Taylor who is part of a group trying to get people to boycott Girl Scout cookies…
From a Deep, Deep Sleep
Yawwwwn. As you might have noticed I took a tiny writing hiatus for the holidays so that I could mentally, physically, spiritually and emotionally step back and just observe. I’d…
Revealing Family Secrets
“Children should be seen and not heard.” How many times did I hear this when I was little? After a while I didn’t need it whispered into my ear anymore,…
Standing in the Light
“Oh,” was my mother’s response when I explained why we aren’t coming to Thanksgiving dinner at her house. “No one else will be here. Everyone else is going to another…
Where Will You Be for the Transgender Day of Remembrance?
In the past I’ve held a quiet, personal vigil at home on November 20th for the Transgender Day of Remembrance instead of attending any of the memorial events hosted in…
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