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Parents of Trans Youth

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Published 1 day ago • 1 min read

First, an apology.

I normally send short and sweet emails on Tuesdays and Fridays, and I realized yesterday that I missed the last 2 email days.

I'm sure you were just twisted up with anxiety, Reader, wondering why you hadn't heard from me. Here's who's been distracting me lately:

Cooper is our Golden Retriever puppy who is now 14 weeks old. He's a love bug but also a menace. I work from home, so my work hours have been basically cut in half chasing after this jellybean.

So if I miss an email from you or forget to send one of my semiweekly missives, I blame it on Cooper.

And now, on to our regularly scheduled programming ...

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Mandy Giles (she/her)
Founder and CEO
​Parents of Trans Youth​

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

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Parents of Trans Youth

Mandy Giles (she/her)

Parents of Trans Youth provides learning, support, and community to parents and caregivers of transgender, nonbinary, and gender diverse kids. Join our email list for bite-sized tips and news about supporting trans kids sent straight to your inbox twice weekly.

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