Quincy couple talk about transgender son's sad journey
By Bella English
Globe Staff / October 6, 2012
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2012/10/06/quincy-couple-talk-about-transgender-son-sad-journey/8sfPKwLKQXSbXpm1tam13O/story.htmlMarcia and Ken Garber had two girls, Sarah born first, and five years later another girl, Kristen. From the time she was in preschool, Kristen dressed like a boy and played with the boys.
"She used to try to pee over the toilet, like a boy," says Marcia, who is a nurse. She and Ken live in Quincy; he is a retired Waltham firefighter.
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The Garbers are extraordinary parents, and they tell their extraordinary story for a cause bigger than themselves: for transgender children and their parents, and for others who need to be educated.
They have made videos for the Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (go to Marcia's at
, and Ken's at
USFM) that show grace in action, and they have testified on behalf of the Trans Equal Rights Bill and on the effect of discrimination.
"One of the biggest reasons I got involved was that there weren't any parents speaking up for their kids," says Ken.
