VIDEO: Send Trans Kids a (Yard) Sign
June 29, 2022 by Sue
Category: Family
VIDEO: Send Trans Kids a (Yard) Sign
Community Q&A: Chris, 16, Talks About His Identity, His Family, and Enduring Harassment in His Pittsburgh Neighborhood
I I know it is hard, it is hard to live in a society that does not fit you, but there are people like you. It’s hard every day knowing that your identity is up for debate. It is not fair. But the only way to change this is to prove them wrong. They want […]
Community Q&A: Ke’Juan, 15, Talks About Her Identity, Her Family, and Enduring Harassment in Her Pittsburgh Neighborhood
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Q&A With a Pittsburgh Dad Trying to Protect His Multiracial, LGBTQ Family From an Abusive Neighbor
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I am a person who had a mother. And now I don’t.
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The Six Things I Hope ‘This Is Us’ Addresses in the Final Six Episodes
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My Best Friend’s Funeral: I’m Still Crying 15 Years Later
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Don’t Crash Into Me
Growing up in emotional, financial, and physical chaos, I learned early on that my saying “no” was at worst, dangerous, and at best, ineffectual. I did not learn the social skills of setting healthy boundaries for myself because almost no one around me modeled that behavior. I grew up in a time when boundaries were […]