Subject: trans 5-year-old Audience: family friends who almost certainly would NOT be accepting Hey FRIEND, I want to let you know that sometime soon it will be more public knowledge that CHILD is transgender. I figured I should give you a heads up because I’m aware that that’s not something FRIEND’S SPOUSE believes in. IContinue reading “Letter To Family Friends Expected To Be NOT Accepting”
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Social Media Post To Extended Family/Friends Expected To Be Accepting
Subject: 5-year-old twins (one cis, one trans) Audience: social media group of extended family/friends who would probably be accepting…but you never know for sure until you tell them. Hi everyone! We haven’t been posting much recently because life has been especially distracting in recent months, but there is something we’d like to share. Did youContinue reading “Social Media Post To Extended Family/Friends Expected To Be Accepting”
Email to Classmates’ Parents (Liberal Preschool)
This is an email we sent to the parents of other 3-year-olds at our AMAB daughter’s school. As referenced at the end, we sent this after reading a book about gender identity to the class. Dear families, Hello! [Parent name] and [parent name] here, parents of [child’s name], who is in [teacher’s] class. Some ofContinue reading “Email to Classmates’ Parents (Liberal Preschool)”
Initial Email to Teacher & Principal (Liberal Preschool)
This was written with the understanding that our child’s preschool was liberal and supportive, but not particularly educated or experienced in handling social transition for transgender kids. Dear [teachers and principal], We wanted to touch base about [child’s name], who some of you may already know has begun identifying as a girl. (We will be in touchContinue reading “Initial Email to Teacher & Principal (Liberal Preschool)”
Trans Parenting: Letters to the World 