Next up in our June business highlight series: Lion+Owl! From our friends at Lion+Owl: At Lion+Owl, we believe every child deserves clothing that feels good, fits right, and supports who they truly are. That’s why we design sensory-friendly, comfort-first apparel that helps kids (especially our transgender kids) show up as their full, confident selves—without the distractions of tags, tight seams, or awkward fits. And now, we’ve lowered our prices to make our inclusive designs more accessible...
3 days ago • 1 min read
Next up in our June business highlight series: Pride Socks! Pride Socks sells apparel that spreads love, pride, respect, and inclusion, changing the world from the feet up. They've got rainbow striped tube, athletic, and casual socks plus t-shirts, tanks, trucker hats, shoelaces, stickers, buttons, and even a Pride mystery box. Hooray! Use the code TRANSLOVE for 15% off your order and show Pride Socks some love! Shop now! This is an affiliate link, and Parents of Trans Youth gets a little...
7 days ago • 1 min read
Next up in our June business highlight series: FLAVNT Streetwear! From our friends at FLAVNT: FLAVNT Streetwear is an Austin-based and queer-owned independent clothing company producing quality clothing for the LGBTQ community (and its allies) since 2014. Started with the goal of creating clothes that promote confidence and pride, FLAVNT is all about being comfortable with who you are and flaunting that to the world. We promote this message of self-love and confidence through our designs and...
10 days ago • 1 min read
Next up in our June business highlight series: The Phluid Project! From our friends at Phluid: Founded in 2018, The Phluid Project is more than a brand - it's a movement rooted in community, self-expression, and education. We champion inclusivity and celebrate every individual, regardless of gender identity, race, age, body size, ability, faith, or nationality. Through our non-profit arm, The Phluid Phoundation, we’ve proudly raised over $1 million to directly support frontline workers and...
14 days ago • 1 min read
Are you ready for a month full of rainbows, glitter, and queer joy? I sure am. But I'm also keeping in mind that Pride started as a protest, and that protest is still going on. Yes, wear that rainbow t-shirt. But also think about what you can do to support the queer and trans communities this month. One way you can do that is to support trans-owned and trans-aligned businesses, this month and all year long! To get you started, I'll be highlighting a few businesses in each email during June....
17 days ago • 1 min read
The Trans Youth Emergency Project of the Campaign for Southern Equality will host a free online youth and parent support session led by the amazing mothasistah™ and yours truly! Many parents of transgender, nonbinary, and gender-expansive youth are struggling with the recent orders, policies, and bills affecting their kids. TYEP is committed to providing a safe, welcoming space for these brave young folks and their families – so they’re welcoming parents and caregivers of trans kids and young...
21 days ago • 1 min read
A mom recently emailed me with this question: Do you or did you ever think that you would leave Texas? When I think anti-trans, I always think of Texas and Florida. Do you get scared being that public? My response: Sometimes I think about leaving, because life would be so much simpler somewhere safer. My kids have thought about leaving. It’s just really hard to start your life over somewhere else, especially because the safest states tend to have higher costs of living than Texas! And my...
24 days ago • 1 min read
I truly believe this with all my heart. Harvey Milk was one of the first openly gay elected officials in the United States. He was an outspoken leader who believed that hope is essential in the fight for justice. In a recent media interview, a journalist asked me if I thought things could get any worse for trans kids and the trans community. Well, yeah. It could always be worse. But I have to have hope that things will get better. Hope is what gets me out of bed each morning. Hope is what...
28 days ago • 1 min read
I've got some good news for you, Reader! (for once 😑) A recent study found that "in a large cohort of transgender adolescents seeking GAH [gender-affirming hormones], persistent discontinuation of hormones was rare and primarily reflected having accomplished gender expression goals or difficulties accessing or taking hormones – rather than individuals reaffirming a gender identity associated with their assigned sex at birth." The actual discontinuation of GAH is rare for transgender youth,...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read