Choosing to Have a Living Daughter
Our hope is that more and more people will join together to expand the network of supportive communities until transgender people are no longer shunned.
Our Canadian Cousin’s Role in the Supreme Court’s Decision on Equal Status for Same-Sex Couples
In a landmark decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 26, 2013 that the legal marriages of same-sex couples must be given equal status under federal law. Six years earlier, the plaintiff in that landmark case, Edith “Edie” Windsor, had married Thea
Don’t Sacrifice My Trans Child on the Altar of Political Opportunism
Editor's note: this piece was originally published 05/10/2021 and was updated 06/13/2022.
Last year, my 15-year-old daughter, Eva, adopted at birth, was thrilled to discover through DNA testing that she had four biological siblings in Arkansas. Her siblings
Being a Mom in an All-Woman Family
June and her partner, Betsy, adopted two girls from Guatemala and raised them together until Betsy died of cancer four years ago. June talked with me about the great joy she felt in fulfilling her dream of becoming a mom and the challenges she and her teenage daughters faced after suffering such a tremendous loss.
The Passover Seder’s Four Children and LGBTQ Inclusion: Moving Toward Full Hospitality
We read, “Let all who are hungry come and eat.” These words have taken on deep meaning for me as I came out of the closet, got married, and had kids of my own: Our freedom and redemption are founded on being inclusive and welcoming.