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An Age-by-Age Guide to Talking to Your Kids About Gender

By S. Bear Bergman — 2021

No matter your kid's age, it's not too early (or late!) to talk to them about gender. Here's how to start the discussion, and keep it going as they grow.

Read on www.todaysparent.com

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Their Time

After generations in the shadows, the intersex rights movement has a message for the world: We aren’t disordered and we aren’t ashamed.

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Biden Foundation Teams Up with LGBTQ Groups on Family Acceptance Campaign

The Advancing Acceptance campaign seeks to raise awareness about the importance of family acceptance for transgender and gender-nonconforming youth.

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The Movement to Exclude Trans Girls from Sports

The opposition is cast as one between cis-girl athletes on the one hand and a vast liberal conspiracy on the other.

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Raising LGBTQ+ Kids

Your child just came out to you. Now what? Here are some things to keep in mind. 

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The Link Between Autism and Trans Identity

Confusion over why autism is so prevalent among transgender people may be limiting their access to medical care.

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Disabled LGBTQ+ Creatives Imagine a Better Tomorrow

In the fall of 2020 the Ford Foundation and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation announced an 18-month initiative to increase the visibility of disabled creatives and elevate their voices.

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Welcome to Body Week

We’re exploring what it means to be queer and have a body, with essays about the ways our bodies are legislated and discriminated against, the strategies we’ve used to find belonging in them, and how we’re breaking down the stereotypes, preconceptions, and fetishization that many of us endure.

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Why Do So Many Gay and Bisexual Men Struggle With Body Image?

What began as a proud assertion of identity has itself become a trope; the stereotype of a gay man now is one who goes to the gym and takes care of himself.

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The Changing Ways Parents React to Their Kids Coming Out of the Closet

A conversation with the sociologist Mary Robertson on how some queer youth are pleasantly surprised with the lack of family drama the news causes.

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Recognition Matters: New Data Reveals Acceptance Vital for LGBTQ Youth Mental Health

Greater levels of support and acceptance is associated with dramatically lower rates of attempting suicide.

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