Ask Matt: Non-Trans Privilege and Social Justice Parenting
February 6, 2012 by Matt Kailey
http://tranifesto.com/2012/02/06/ask-matt-non-trans-privilege-and-social-justice-parenting/A reader writes: "I am working very hard to teach my children to acknowledge their various privileges. Social justice parenting is extremely important to their father and I, but we know that because we are also riddled with various privileges that we will unintentionally pass on our biases to our children despite our best efforts.
"My questions are: What are the most important messages do you feel that we should convey to our cis gender children to help them understand their privilege and what it means to be trans? How would you direct these conversations to ensure that they don't stand out as different than any other subject? I have tried over the years to talk to my children about trans people, and at this point, I am fairly certain that I am not getting the message across properly."
