Saeed Jones reads "The Blue Dress in Mother's Closet" and "Boy in a Whalebone Corset" at the 2014 Dodge Poetry Festival.
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For those of us who are transgender women, Mother’s Day can be problematic. Especially in the beginning of our transitions when we haven’t quite yet owned our womanhood.
Breast specialist Dr. Kristi Funk shares how a transgender mom was able to use hormones to produce milk for her child.
Bianca and Nick Bowser, who were born male and female, respectively, conceived their two sons naturally. While the couple both identify as transgender, they have not gone through gender reassignment—which caused Nick to carry the pregnancies.
In this week’s episode, Imara welcomes incredible activists and mothers on to the show to commemorate the celebration of Mother’s Day on May 9th. Imara is first joined by Terri Edmonds, mother of Dominique “Rem’mie” Fells.
Do we lose a part of ourselves when we become mothers? I’m a mother, but who else am I? Getting to know your new self.
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In this chatty update video, I talk about about losing and finding your identity as a mum.
“If I should have a daughter, instead of Mom, she’s gonna call me Point B ...” began spoken word poet Sarah Kay, in a talk that inspired two standing ovations at TED2011.