LGBTQ+ Book Review: All Boys Aren’t Blue, A Memoir-Manifesto
All Boys Aren’t Blue, A Memoir-Manifesto by George M. Johnson. Published by Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers, 2020. In the introduction, author George M. Johnson writes, “My struggles are that of Black men and queer men and people who exist at the...
Trans Creator Spotlight: How I Came to Write the Book “Jazz Mergirl” about Jazz Jennings
How I Came to Write the Book “Jazz Mergirl” about Jazz Jennings By J e r n i An unexpected and puzzling thing happened to me back in 2015. I wrote a nonfiction book titled Jazz Mergirl, the true story of Jazz Jennings and others who are transgender. (Jazz’s nickname...
Illuminations with Dr. Caretto: Standards of Care 8, Part 2
Missed Standards of Care 8, Part 1? Read the entry. I will now talk about the suggestions for SOC8 which I see as potentially controversial. The two general areas of debate can be divided into those that are about mental health and those that are about medical...
LGBTQ+ Book Review: Too Bright To See
Too Bright To See, by Kyle Lukoff. Published by Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House, 2021. It’s the summer before middle school and eleven-year-old Bug’s best friend Moira has decided the two of them need to use the next few months to...
Stand with Trans Stands with Texas’ Trans Youth
Announcement: Stand with Trans Stands with Texas’ Trans Youth February 23, 2022 With Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton’s recent statements attempting to criminalize the parents of transgender youth in Texas, Stand with Trans reiterates its support...
Illuminations with Dr. Caretto: Standards of Care Highlights & Big Fights, Part 1
As promised, in this installment of Illuminations, I will give a glimpse into some of the suggested changes to the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) Standards of Care – version 8 (SOC8). SOC 8 is likely to be at least eighteen chapters and...
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