Parenting Trans Kids

Skirting Gender: A Common Mistake Made by Parents of Trans Kids

The things you DON’T say to them can create a loud silence

Cassie Brighter
My Trans Child
Published in
6 min readApr 16, 2020

We often engage in gendered or gender-affirming (or even gender enforcing) words and actions with our kids. We use this to bond with them (girls’ mani-pedi day, mall clothes shopping for girls, sports…

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Cassie Brighter
My Trans Child

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