May 22nd, 2008
Finally, a resource especially for kids of transparents
Congratulations to Monica Canfield-Lenfest who is celebrating the release of her new resource guide for people with transparents. This guide is a culmination of her personal experience of having a transparent and her recent years of advocacy and community building, topped off with several months as a fellow at the COLAGE headquarters.
A statement from the press release reflects the common experience of queerspawn being expected to “make do” with the resources that are directed toward our parents:
“When my father explained that (s)he was becoming a woman, (s)he handed me a pamphlet about transgender issues,” says Monica Canfield-Lenfest, COLAGE Kids of Trans Fellow. “I really wanted a pamphlet for me. Ten years later, that resource finally exists.”
That resource exists because Monica made it happen.
Read the full press release here.
…Queerspawn activist and author Abigail Garner also blogged about the KOT Resource Guide. I’m proud to share it with her, since she was one of the first people to encourage me to write the guide….
Abigail,
My name is Gillian. I am a post-op transsexual woman and the proud parent of two girls. I thankful to have the Kids of Trans Resource Guide released. I wish it was available when I came out six years ago. My youngest was 13 at the time. She went through a period of ostracism at her Catholic grade school over my transition. I deeply regret this.
I met Monica two years ago at Southern Comfort in Atlanta. She is a wonderful young woman. We had a bit of time to share about my relationship with my daughters.
I read your book Families Like Mine. Keep up the good work!
Gillian