Sunday was National Coming Out Day, and it got me thinking about how coming out is not a one-and-done thing. Trans kids (and people) often have to come out multiple times to multiple different people in multiple different situations. And that goes for families of trans kids, too. If this is new to you, it may feel awkward or uncomfortable when telling someone your kid’s new name and pronouns. I’ve been there! I tried giving people a full "Gender 101" to explain my kid’s new name, and I tried...

A beautiful day for democracy! (with kiddo Mars) This week, I gave public testimony at the Texas Senate Committee on Education on why Senate Bill 12 is harmful to transgender students. The hearing covered several of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s “interim charges” (policy priorities) - kind of a checkup on how these bills or topics were going between legislative sessions. Well, I’ll tell ya how they’re going - they suck! SB12 (passed into law in 2025) is a nuclear bomb of a bill that includes...

A couple of weeks ago, I posted something on social media about grief, saying that it’s a real feeling for parents of trans kids, but it was actually about the loss of expectations for your child. And that you can’t get stuck in that feeling - instead, move on to joy and hope. Another parent I know and respect from the advocacy space (Lizette Trujillo - she's a badass) contacted me privately about this post and let me know how the grief narrative for parents is harmful to our trans children....