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Joy shares details from Samantha’s most recent Endocrine Clinic visit, in which they seek to understand what is needed to prepare Samantha for feminizing hormone therapy.  The intent is to avoid male secondary sex characteristics (e.g., increased body hair, changes in voice pitch, etc.). Feminizing hormone therapy is also known as gender-affirming hormone therapy. 

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Diana navigates emotional conflict in episode 11.  Diana seeks to protect Dinah yet maintain relationships when her mother (Dinah’s grandma) resists recognizing Dinah’s gender identity.

This episode was recorded in two parts.  The first part was recorded a year ago, when Diana first experienced her mother’s resistance to recognizing Dinah’s gender. The second part provides listeners an update, sharing how Diana chose to address her mom, and how the conflict was resolved.   

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In our 10th episode, Diana shares her experience with Dinah’s first days of school. We cover tips for communicating a child’s gender identity with parents and students, and we continue to navigate disclosure and privacy considerations for our young children.  

Episode 10 references the following resources:

1. "Red: A Crayon’s Story" by Michael Hall
2. "It Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity" by Theresa Thorn
3. Gender Diversity (http://genderdiversity.org/) is an organization that works with schools, workplaces, and health care providers to create welcoming environments for people who are gender diverse at any age.

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In episode 9 we head back in time to explore our concerns and considerations in deciding to launch this podcast.  The recording is unscripted, and in-the-moment as we face our fears and prepare ourselves to place our families and our stories in the public eye. 

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Episode 8 provides additional guidance for those on the journey of engaging with school administrators and teachers during and after transition.  This episode is focused on disclosure, and Diana and Joy’s approach (and how it’s changed) in regard to engaging schools and making requests to support their transgender children.   

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Episode 7 provides guidance to consider how to engage your child and the school during the process of transition.  We cover key topics including: name and pronoun changes, bathrooms and facilities, and misgendering. 

Here are the resources mentioned in the podcast:
Welcoming Schools  https://welcomingschools.org/
Schools in Transition
http://assets2.hrc.org/files/assets/resources/Schools-In-Transition.pdf

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We began this podcast after supporting our children’s gender transition, which began more than 5 years ago. After we began taping, Diana’s youngest child, Dinah, let her know that he was a boy. We wanted to share the beginning of that journey with you as it unfolded during taping. We share the thoughts, questions, emotions, and the challenges of changing pronouns with you in this episode. In this 6th episode we introduce you to Dinah, as his true self.

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In our 5th episode, we explore bathing suits as a key step in both our learning journey and in the validation of our children’s identity. We discuss the challenges of balancing affirmation with our concerns for their safety. With hindsight, we share what we wish we had done differently, and that there is no "right answer" to personal decisions. 

 We highlight some concerns around body shaming, and would like to recognize that all genders and individuals may deal with feelings of shame around their bodies.

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In this episode we examine various view points of the anti-transgender athletic bills that have been introduced throughout the USA. Our episodes are unscripted and are recorded in the moment. Clarifications we would like to highlight include: 

• “Hormone suppression” is in reference to the suppression of testosterone.
• When Diana says “Unfairness to female athletes,” she is quoting an argument and “female” refers to girls assigned female at birth.

To learn about athletic policies by state, NCAA, the Olympics, and other professional athletic organizations, we recommend the following resource: https://www.transathlete.com/.

Access more information on the documentary, Changing the Game, here: https://www.changinggamedoc.com/.

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In this episode, we explore our journey and feelings as we supported our children in  the first step of medical transition, puberty blockers. We share what we know, and how we decided to take this step that our children deeply desired. 

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