A collection of stories by mothers of transgender and gender variant children

This is the first collection to ever invite mothers of transgender and gender variant children of all ages to tell their own stories about their child's gender transition. Representing a diversity of backgrounds and sexual orientations, these mothers affirm the experience of those who have raised and are currently raising transgender and gender variant children

Sean / Nancy Moore -- Discovering Raffi / Marion Freedman-Gurspan -- Dear friends and family : a letter about my daughter / Barbara Gurr -- A hard road / Mary Lou Houle -- A twin story / Melissa McLaren -- My name is Alba / Alba Nubia Lopez Gomez -- One of life's surprises / Brenda Lee -- A blessing in disguise / Judy Sennesh -- I wish her happiness most of all / Dana Lane -- Hatch, Mister Sister / Mary Doyle -- Jenna, now John / Ingrid Charbonneau -- Silly Ma Ma! I'm a boy / Kate Levy -- Transition mama / Kathleen Finn -- Our story / Sharon Brown -- From AM to PM / Georgia Meyers -- Living between two worlds / Anonymous -- He is finally living his dream / Betti Shook -- I'm not Isabelle, I'm Isaboy / Tracie Stratton -- We have all come to peace with it / Sue -- My daughter was always different / Ann Ferraiolo -- Am I doing the right thing? / Jennifer L. Kahler -- My princess boy : a mom's story becomes an international phenomenon : an interview with Cheryl Kilodavis / Rachel Pepper -- My Trent / Debi Russell -- Kid Chrysalis / Amy Marsh -- Transfamily / Michelle Schnur -- Camp I am / Dana Wilson -- To my child / Geraldine Boothe -- Still the same soul / Rebecca Lewis -- Jim and Kat / Leslie Keeney -- My son is Ivan Michael / Marie Stouffer -- When I knew / Ann Lynn -- What I didn't say : letters from a mother / Anna Randolph --

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