Ken Ballard isn’t known for talking much, and it was quite difficult for the father to come to terms with the fact that he had a transgender child — a son. But all that has passed and the father fully supports his trans son, Ashur, so much so that he spoke at the Texas Capitol […]
Trystan Reese and Bill Chaplow are already parents to two children, Chaplow’s niece and nephew, Riley and Hailey, who they adopted after Chaplow’s sister had substance abuse problems. However, the couple wanted to try for a biological child, and so Reese, a trans father, became pregnant last year, only to suffer a miscarriage after 6 […]
Ashton Whitaker, 17, is a transgender boy who took his Wisconsin school district to court when they wouldn’t allow Whitaker to use the boy’s bathroom unless he completed physical gender transition. Last September, U.S. District Judge Pamela Pepper gave Whitaker permission to use the boy’s bathroom at his school, however, his Wisconsin school district was not […]
By Alex Temblador On May 15, 2015, I wrote an article about a young girl named Avery Jackson. At seven years old, Avery was sharing her story on YouTube — her story as a trans girl and the transition she had made to become her true and authentic self. Avery was an inspiring child and […]
For many of us, it’s not difficult to understand that bathroom laws aimed at transgender individuals is wrong. However, some parents worry — how will I explain transgender persons to my children? Well, Justin Willman has you covered. Sort of. In a hilarious video, Willman tells such parents to sit their children in front of […]
By Alex Temblador The HRC has just released a wonderful video that feature fathers of trans children and teens. Last year, they released a similar video of moms discussing their trans children, however, in an effort to reach fathers and men, they created this video. The video features four fathers that live in New York, […]
By Alex Temblador LGBT activist Diane Rodriguez and her boyfriend Fernando Machado are an Ecuadorian couple who are set to become South America’s first-known transgender parents. They recently announced their pregnancy which has received much support for the couple. Rodriguez wrote in a Facebook post: “I’m going to be a mum, my boyfriend Fernando Machado […]
By Alex Temblador Pop’n’Olly, a YouTube channel that provides LGBT educational videos for children, parents, and teachers, has just released a wonderful transgender Cinderella story. Olly Pike is the creative mind behind the channel and uses animations in his videos. This particular video, called, “Jaime – A Transgender Fairytale,” features Jaime who is bullied by […]
By Alex Temblador In honor of Thanksgiving, here are some LGBT rights accomplishments that we are VERY thankful for. January 4, 2015 Austria allows same-sex couples to adopt. January 20, 2015 President Obama uses the word “transgender” in a State of the Union address, the first for any U.S. president. January 21, 2015 Israel now […]
By Alex Temblador The month of November is Transgender Awareness Month, a month that holds so much significance for our country because it brings to light a group of individuals that struggle greatly in terms of equality and acceptance in the United States. November 14-20th groups, organizations, and individuals will be participating in Transgender Awareness […]
