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An Opportunity to Participate in Research on Transgender Parents

Hello everyone,

A Ph.D candidate in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at the University of Delaware contacted us directly, and asked us to help get the word out to folks from age 18-25 to participate in a survey about transgender parents.

Being the daughter of a transgender parent herself, the researcher is looking for folks who:

Are between age 18-25.
Have a transgender parent who stayed with their partner through transition.
And learned about their parent’s transition when they were at least 10 years old.

People who participate in the survey will receive a $10 Amazon gift card for their time.

The flyer is linked below, but in case you have trouble reading the PDF file, the contact information is:

Andrea D. Kelley
Mail: adkelley@udel.edu
Call or Text: 610-350-6844

Note: we at Transas City receive absolutely no compensation nor benefit from publicizing this survey.

Click here to see the recruitment flyer.

SOFFA Meeting, February 17th

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The next meeting of SOFFA is February 17th, at Leawood Pioneer Library, in Study Room 116, from 6:30pm – 8.00pm.

Meetings are open to all friends, family, significant others and allies of trans people. If you can’t make it to a meeting, email soffakc@yahoo.com or message through facebook via https://www.facebook.com/SOFFA.KC

December 2nd SOFFA Meeting

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The Kansas City SOFFA group is having a joint meeting with the UMKC Trans+Allies group. This month, UMKC is having a round-table discussion with parents of trans children and young adults, and SOFFA members are joining them to participate in the discussion. While it is a round-table discussion, no one is obligated to speak. We encourage parents to attend, but you do not need to be a parent, just interested in learning more about this topic.

The meeting is at UMKC Student Union in room 302, 6:00-8:00 pm. There will be free pizza provided. Be careful where you park – make sure you clearly display your UMKC parking tags, if you have them, otherwise, metered parking is available in the parking garage to the north of the Student Union. Some street parking is available by the School of Education at 615 E 52nd Street.

Mom Announces Rebirth of Her Transgender Son

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Often times parents take the news that one of their kids is transgender in stride, but they still struggle with how to tell everyone else — or even if they should tell other people.

Jodi Gholson Oliver made a declaration that so many of us (especially with very young kids) would be afraid to do. She didn’t just quietly inform a select few that her son Jes is transgender, she celebrated it with a new birth announcement on Facebook. In a relatively short post, Jodi honored her son, explained the change, and let people know that she would not tolerate negativity or inappropriate questions.

While Jodi didn’t plan for her post to “go viral,” it has and it’s inspiring people across the country to send her family comments full of good wishes. Jes even got in on the act and shared her post on Tumblr where it has received more than 162,000 notes to date. I think I see a pattern of family pride, love and acceptance here.