Kathy OCraven
It’s a privilege, not a right, to know your ...

My son, Zack, is transgender. He told us — nonchalantly at bedtime — three years ago. Because he’s only 11, so far his transition has been strictly social: new pronouns, new clothes, new haircut, new name. With few exceptions, it’s been as nothingburger as it sounds.

By the time he has his first appointment at the SickKids gender clinic in August 2024, he’ll be 12 and a half and we’ll have been on the wait-list for 18 months. If, four years into his transition, he chooses gender affirming medication, it will not be an impulsive decision.

As an urban, liberal, agnostic Canadian, the hardest part of parenting a trans kid has been

It’s a privilege, not a right, to know your kid’s gender identity

It’s a privilege, not a right, to know your kid’s gender identity

It’s a privilege, not a right, to know your kid’s gender identity

My son, Zack, is transgender. He told us — nonchalantly at bedtime — three years ago. Because he’s only 11, so far his transition has been strictly social: new pronouns, new clothes, new haircut, new name. With few exceptions, it’s been as nothingburger as it sounds.

By the time he has his first appointment at the SickKids gender clinic in August 2024, he’ll be 12 and a half and we’ll have been on the wait-list for 18 months. If, four years into his transition, he chooses gender affirming medication, it will not be an impulsive decision.

As an urban, liberal, agnostic Canadian, the hardest part of parenting a trans kid has been

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