The argument they don't want stated plainly: motherhood was never about biology. It was assigned there. I'm 53, trans, and I've been doing the labor of motherhood my entire life. I wrote the column.
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Happy Mother's Day: But I Am Trans, Can I Really Celebrate?

Trans joy and motherhood reclaimed: A intimate reflection on belonging, identity, and the right to celebrate. Witness one woman's seven-year truth.

Wendy The Druid
I spent 37 years trying to silence the voice that knew I was a woman. At 46 I stopped. At 53 I'm asking what it means to be a mother — and why parenting research has better answers than any legislature.
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Happy Mother's Day: But I Am Trans, Can I Really Celebrate?

Trans joy and motherhood reclaimed: A intimate reflection on belonging, identity, and the right to celebrate. Witness one woman's seven-year truth.

Wendy The Druid
39% of trans people experience serious psychological distress — not because of who we are, but because of how the world treats us. Mother's Day belongs to me too. Here's the column and the research behind why.
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#TransMom #TransMother #MothersDay #LGBTQ #TransRights #QueerFamily #Motherhood #ThistleAndMoss #Trans
Happy Mother's Day: But I Am Trans, Can I Really Celebrate?

Trans joy and motherhood reclaimed: A intimate reflection on belonging, identity, and the right to celebrate. Witness one woman's seven-year truth.

Wendy The Druid
@wendythedruid Happy Mother's Day! ☺️