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Happy Holidays! (And Remember, Your Nephew is Now Your Niece.)

I held my daughter’s hand as we walked towards the sanctuary; I could feel my stomach churning and beads of sweat starting to form in my…

Dec 13, 2021

Happy Holidays! (And Remember, Your Nephew is Now Your Niece.)

Dec 13, 2021

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My Trans Daughter Looks a Lot Like Barbie… Except for That One Part

Being her authentic self beats being plastic any day of the week.

Jan 3

Four Barbie dolls

Jan 3

Kate Brookes

The beach is my safe haven…I wish my trans daughter felt the same way

“Wow, nice catch, J-Man,” I yelled to my son after he leaped into the ocean and snagged- with one hand, no less, the football I misfired.

Jan 8, 2023

The beach is my safe haven…I wish my trans daughter felt the same way

Jan 8, 2023

Kate Brookes

Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah, there’s a girl with a penis in my bunk!!

“Mommy, I’m scared,” my daughter said from the back seat of our SUV, surrounded by her backpack, a sleeping bag and some other odds and…

Jul 3, 2022

Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah, there’s a girl with a penis in my bunk!!

Jul 3, 2022

Kate Brookes

The boobies are coming… the boobies are coming!!

“Mommy, Mommy, come quick!” my daughter shrieked at the top of her lungs while taking her nightly shower, her voice piercing so loudly I…

Feb 19, 2022

The boobies are coming… the boobies are coming!!

Feb 19, 2022

Kate Brookes

“You have memories!” I get it, Facebook, but do I really want to remember them?

I still like Facebook.

Jan 7, 2022

“You have memories!” I get it, Facebook, but do I really want to remember them?

Jan 7, 2022

Kate Brookes

Kate Brookes

I’m a former TV reporter, political junkie, LGBTQ advocate, and martini lover. I’m mom to twins, one of whom is transgender. My memoir, “Transister" is out!!!

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