Comments on: Lesbian Moms, Trans Queerspawn http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/2006/02/26/lesbian-moms-trans-queerspawn/ Culturally Queer News and Views from Abigail Garner Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:40:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Lenore http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/2006/02/26/lesbian-moms-trans-queerspawn/#comment-56 Lenore Mon, 27 Feb 2006 18:45:04 +0000 http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/?p=97#comment-56 Your clear thinking commentary continues to challenge me. I learn from each entry on your blog. Lenore Your clear thinking commentary continues to challenge me. I learn from each entry on your blog. Lenore

]]> By: Tobi http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/2006/02/26/lesbian-moms-trans-queerspawn/#comment-55 Tobi Mon, 27 Feb 2006 00:58:30 +0000 http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/?p=97#comment-55 I'm glad to see this getting posted here. I've been working with my mom on this article for a bit and I'm very proud of her for writing it. It represents a lot of the struggles that we as a family have had. Honestly, there have been some difficult times for us. But whenever she did anything messed up, she always called me that evening to apologize. A lot of people always end up being stunned that lesbian parents would have difficulty with having a trans child. Of course being lesbian doesn't translate perfectly to understanding trans issues, but being a family in the spotlight has created additional difficulties for us. And just one tiny correction to this post, the articles done on our family were exploring the two moms thing and didn't really deal with the whole "absent father" issue. But there were certainly plenty of people who brought that issue up in the flow of letters to the editor that follwed them. I’m glad to see this getting posted here. I’ve been working with my mom on this article for a bit and I’m very proud of her for writing it. It represents a lot of the struggles that we as a family have had.

Honestly, there have been some difficult times for us. But whenever she did anything messed up, she always called me that evening to apologize. A lot of people always end up being stunned that lesbian parents would have difficulty with having a trans child. Of course being lesbian doesn’t translate perfectly to understanding trans issues, but being a family in the spotlight has created additional difficulties for us.

And just one tiny correction to this post, the articles done on our family were exploring the two moms thing and didn’t really deal with the whole “absent father” issue. But there were certainly plenty of people who brought that issue up in the flow of letters to the editor that follwed them.

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