Camp Aranu’tiq: A place where transgender youth can be themselves

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Camp Aranu'tiq: A place where transgender youth can be themselves
Local LGBT ally, activist and volunteer Courtney Ware shares her experience serving as camp counselor
Courtney Ware - Special to SDGLN
July 20th, 2012

http://sdgln.com/social/2012/07/20/camp-aranu-tiq-place-transgender-youth-can-be-themselves

"Mom, is everyone here transgender?"

His eyes were bright and excited, and a smile beamed across his face.

As his mother looked down and hugged him, I felt a knot in my throat and my eyes fill with tears.

What had the "A-Team" told us new counselors just a few hours before?

Oh yeah, that this week would be emotional. At the time, I wasn't really sure what they meant.