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I, too, made that choice when our child was 14, non-binary and trans girl. I don't apologize but I know some, if not many, people who know our child began online school disapprove.

And as Melissa writes, they do not know our child or what she experiences. I will never sacrifice her safety or mental health. Today was her last day of high school.

Straight A grades.

Dana DuBois's avatar

Melissa is joining The Daily Whatever tomorrow and we're gonna talk about this story (our origin story!) and how our kids are doing now. I'm so glad to hear yours is thriving, MorganX!

Quin Halloway's avatar

We have to protect our kids. Its so disheartening what some have to go through for there to be progress.

Susan Martin's avatar

Suffered as much as you. I don't know how to wake people up to see the simple truth that we are all connected and need each other.

Susan Martin's avatar

Your story touched me at the core of my being. I ache with you, Michael, and all your family. How can any of us feel safe when government officials and the public in general feel a need to impose their wrong moral principles on innocent children? I have thought much about Ruby and her family over the years. Many of the people I love the most are Black family members. I can't help but believe that Ruby's mother s