Aug 6th, 2006
Anthology Project by/about Kids of T-Parents
How often do we hear from grown kids of T parents, and more specifically, the sons of T-parents? I was recently contacted by a 23-year-old son of a transgender parent who wants to find other queerspawn for a new project. I am happy to help Jonathan connect by posting this:
My father races cars, lugs sheetrock, dabbles in her art studio, laughs easily. She’s also MTF, and is by far the best father I could have ever asked for.
Although the likes of Families Like Mine and Out of the Ordinary are grand, and I enjoyed them immensely, I still feel that transgender parents are the least represented and understood of the queerspawn progenitors. Furthermore, I can’t help but notice a conspicuous lack of male voices, particularly of sons speaking out for their trans parents. My brothers and I wouldn’t mind changing that.
I am looking for the adult children of transgender parents, with the hope of eventually compiling an anthology of essays about our experiences: the good, the bad, the hopelessly complex. Even in the light of TransAmerica and TransGeneration, transgender parents and their children remain the least vocal and least understood part of the GLBT spectrum.
Any inquiries can be directed to Jonathan at laughinglikemad@yahoo.com.
I bet he’d also appreciate hearing from writers/editors of T-related literature regarding the best places to pitch his proposal to get it published.