If your child suddenly chooses a new name: “That little girl is still inside me, she just evolved differently”
For the first 16 years, Dash’s parents used the name they chose for their child. Then Dash came out as non-binary, chose a new name and new pronouns. It took some getting used to for mom Inge and dad Stef, even though there is no right and wrong in their family. “I can understand why people can’t follow. I can’t understand why people don’t want to try to follow.” On the other side of the ocean, Donald Trump has openly challenged all things gender diversity. Sam Bettens explains how, as a trans man (and thanks to fortunate timing with his passport), he is not yet too bothered by politics in the US. “But as a parent of a trans child in one of the red states, I would be much more concerned.”
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