Wednesday, April 18, 2012 Because I run a camp for transgender youth, Camp Aranu'tiq, I end up interfacing with parents soon after they have found out that their child is transgender. These parents are looking for resources for not only themselves but their family and friends. In my effort to help these parents find solid answers to the questions they face, I searched for resources. Most of the literature I came across was geared specifically toward helping professionals who already have a baseline understanding of transgenderism. Therefore, I decided it was time to write a book that could be used by parents, teachers, family, friends, professionals, and students alike. BLOG POSTS | Logan Lynn: Bullied to Death in America I went to see Bully this past weekend, and even now I find myself deeply affected. I cried for the parents who have lost their children to bullying, I cried for the bullied subjects in the film, and I cried for myself, having gone through an amplified version of all of this years ago. | | Laurence Watts: 10 Breathtaking Sights You'll Miss If You Boycott Anti-Gay Countries (PHOTOS) You do little to change LGBT rights in anti-gay countries by boycotting them. Instead, you'll deny ordinary citizens in those countries income and jobs, and you'll miss out on some of the best tourism our little planet has to offer. Here is a short list of sights you won't see. | | Neil G. Giuliano: San Francisco AIDS Foundation: 30 Years of Answering the Call (VIDEO) | | Wade Davis, Jr.: Reflections on Self-Hatred and Relationships After my last Huffington Post piece, "Black, Gay, and Suspicious?" I received several humbling requests from people who wanted to read a follow-up elaborating more on the subject of my internalized racism and the way it had potentially shaped my dating choices. | | James Peron: Wonky Policies and the Chocolate Factory: The Milton Hershey School Is Wrong on HIV Recently, the Milton Hershey School refused admission to a student who appeared qualified in all ways. They chose to refuse him solely because he is HIV-positive. They said he poses a threat to all other students. | | MOST POPULAR ON HUFFINGTONPOST.COM |
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