The Problem With Adoption and the Case for Doing it Anyway

By Cheryl Klein

“It’s a personal decision” sounds so pat, so unhelpful. So instead I’ll say this: Face the wave. If it calls to you, ride it.

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Beyond Pronouns: The Essential Guide for Parents of Trans Children, by Tammy Plunkett

As Calgary Pride prepares to promote equality and celebrate Calgary’s diversity, Tammy Plunkett will be available to provide gentle guidance and practical advice to parents of transgender, non-binary and gender diverse children, teens and young adults. In her new book, Beyond Pronouns: The Essential Guide for Parents of Trans Children, Plunkett shares her candid experience learning to navigate her child’s transition, after he came out as transgender at 11 years old.
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Government of Canada Strengthens Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Services for Youth

The Government of Canada firmly believes that everyone should have access to safe and consistent sexual and reproductive health services. To do so, we are committed to removing barriers to access that continue to exist from coast to coast to coast.
The Government of Canada recognizes the importance of improving accessibility and promoting inclusion for everyone in Canada, including youth. Today, the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Health, announced more than $2.8 million in funding from the Sexual and Reproductive Health Fund for projects by the Centre for Sexuality, and the Sex Information and Education Council of Canada (SIECCAN). These projects will improve access to sexual and reproductive health services and resources for people in Canada who face the greatest barriers to access, more specifically youth, persons with disabilities, and Indigenous peoples.
The Centre for Sexuality will receive…

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How My Grandmother’s Photos Uncovered a Secret Lesbian Society

By Gayla Turner

The groom standing next to my grandmother in those photos was not my grandfather, but a woman dressed in men’s clothing. 

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Lessons about Parenting from My Genderfluid Child

By Caitlin Billings

I’ve learned it’s important to grieve, not because someone has died but because they have gone away and returned from a new direction.

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