by StandwithTrans7821 | Jan 5, 2019 | Media
Posted by Cameron Parkins The HOPE Fund is supporting a project to help educate community members and families of transgender youth about the importance of inclusion and affirmation. Its intention is also to create communities that are in a better position to...
by StandwithTrans7821 | Jan 5, 2019 | Media
BY HEATHER DOCKRAY When 17-year-old transgender teen Leelah Alcorn died by suicide in 2014, it made national headlines — and hit some parents painfully and particularly hard. Roz Keith was one of those parents. Her teenage son had just come out to her as trans a year...
by StandwithTrans7821 | Dec 28, 2018 | Media
Posted by Cameron Parkins As 2018 comes to an end, Michigan’s LGBTQ community can look back on a year filled with both hard hits to our rights along with major political wins toward greater equality. On a national scale, the rights of transgender individuals have...
by StandwithTrans7821 | Aug 28, 2017 | Mindful Mondays
Posted by Cameron Parkins The teenage (and preteen) years can be stressful for anyone – even more so when one is dealing with all of the ups and downs that being a trans youth entails. Many parents and teens are uncomfortable about the potential side effects of...