Episode XXIV: Moving & Marrying, Part III - New School

How to Be a Girl by Marlo Mack

Aug 20, 2018Health

My daughter starts fifth grade at a new school next month. It's a fresh start, where no one knows that she's transgender. How do I handle this? How do I advise her? Should she keep her transgender status to herself or be...

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