Do something magical for parents of trans kids this week🪄

Published about 4 hours ago • 1 min read

Transgender and nonbinary kids THRIVE when they are affirmed and supported by their parents.

And when parents and caregivers are supported in their own journeys through community and education, they become better parents. The transformations are magical!

But many parents have trouble finding a safe place for that connection and support.

Enter the Parents of Trans Youth Community (PTYC). It’s our all-in-one secure online membership community for parents and caregivers of transgender, nonbinary, and gender-expansive kids. Inside, 100+ members are learning to parent their children with confidence and celebration.

To make this unique resource as accessible as possible, we offer scholarships to any parent who indicates financial need.

That’s what the Share the Magic campaign is all about!

In the next 9 days, Parents of Trans Youth is raising $9,000 to fund scholarships for parents in our online membership community. Share the Magic will make sure that everyone who needs it has access to those magical transformations:

“I am so grateful for the scholarship from PTYC - it was really out of reach without it. I am so grateful for the community, resources, and information I find every time I log on. I used to feel so alone, and now I have a whole community from PTYC who gets it. Thank you so much!!” - C.S., New York (PTYC member)

Will yours be one of the first gifts in, Reader?

We’re already more than halfway to our goal with a generous $5,000 grant from the Threadneedle Alley Foundation!

Give now!

We’ll be sharing updates through the end of the campaign on April 27, so you can see the difference your gift is making. You’ll get a couple more emails than usual in the next several days.

Thanks for believing in trans kids and their families and being with us right at the start.

Mandy Giles
Founder and CEO
Parents of Trans Youth

P.S. Join the momentum - if Share the Magic speaks to you, don’t wait! Click here to be part of Day 1.

Parents of Trans Youth provides learning, support, and community to parents and caregivers of transgender, nonbinary, and gender-diverse kids.

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