Jun 29th, 2006
Aunt/Uncle Transition
A question emailed to me today:
My husband’s now-sister is a man-to-woman transgender. My in-laws don’t have a relationship with her, and talk about Travis like he’s dead, which my children hear. Is there any kind of children’s book on the market that will help my children understand what happened to Uncle Travis and where Aunt Amber came from?
I don’t know of any children’s book addressing transitioning (please leave a comment if you do) but I do know a great documentary on the topic.
“No Dumb Questions”
by Melissa Regan
This documentary follows three young girls’ conversations about gender and acceptance when they learn that Uncle Bill will soon be Aunt Barbara.
Click on the link above to watch the opening scene and/or order the film.
Also, TV stations in San Francisco and Philadelphia are scheduled to air it:
SAN FRANCISCO
KQED Channel 9
Thu, Jun 29, 2006 — 11:30 pm
KQED Encore (Digital 9.2, Comcast 189)
Fri, Jun 30, 2006 — 2:30 am, 6:30 am, 10:30 am, 2:30 pm, 6:30 pm, 10:30 pm
PHILADELPHIA
WYBE Public Television
Wed, Jul 05, 2006 –11:30 am
Sat, Jul 15, 2006 — 9:30 pm
Fri, Sep 22, 2006 — 9:00 pm
That is a terrific suggestion - That movie was really sweet.
I also recommend checking out http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GQTGParenting/links
There are a bunch of links there (that I think are visible even to people who are not list-members) - Most are about transgender parents, but there are a few that are about talking about gender transition with children.
No Dumb Questions is great!