Children Archives - TransNewYork

Odyssey Teen Camp

by Ally Riggio | Jul 1, 2021 | Children

About Odyssey Teen Camp TransNewYork is pleased to announce a new strategic alliance with Odyssey Teen Camp. Odyssey Teen Camp is a safe environment for all kids to be exactly who they are, in an inclusive community that fully embraces diversity! A safe place for...

Allies and Community

by Dr. Gennifer "Genn" Herley | Feb 20, 2020 | Acceptance, Children, Civil Rights, Family, love, Transgender

When asked to define what it means to be an ally to the LGBTQI community, many people will offer some version of the Wikipedia summary, “An ally, straight ally, or heterosexual ally is a heterosexual and cisgender person who supports equal civil rights, gender...

Dr. Jack Drescher at New York Coming Out

by Dr. Gennifer "Genn" Herley | Jun 17, 2019 | Acceptance, Children, Civil Rights, Coming Out, Discrimination, Family, Mental Health, Politics, Transgender

One of the things we at TransNewYork are looking forward to in the upcoming conference is the quality of the program speakers and their contribution to the overall wellbeing of the Transgender community. In the following series of blogs, we plan to highlight these...

What Does it Mean to be an Ally – Part 2

by Dr. Gennifer "Genn" Herley | Jan 15, 2019 | Acceptance, Children, Civil Rights, Coming Out, love, Transgender

Regardless of what you choose to call yourself, straight/ heterosexual ally or simply another member of the LGBT community as a whole- performing that role…taking that stance…requires a bit more than just spouting platitudes about equality and sounds bites for public...

My Child is Transgender – Part 2

by Dr. Gennifer "Genn" Herley | Sep 28, 2018 | Acceptance, Children, Coming Out, Family, Mental Health, Transgender

Part Two – What to do, what to do… As stated in part one of this blog, after you make your peace with reality, a solid beginning towards supporting your transgender offspring is just acknowledging to yourself and to THEM that you still love them. Hugs and...

My Child is Transgender – Part 1

by Dr. Gennifer "Genn" Herley | Sep 21, 2018 | Acceptance, Children, Coming Out, Family, Mental Health, Transgender

My Child is Transgender – Part 1 There comes a time in the lives of parents of transgender children, those that are sensitive to all of life’s variables and possibilities, that they just KNOW. They just know that John, who wants to be called Penny, isn’t just...