A Son Confronts Gender Identity and a Mother Grieves
By JENNIFER MASCIA
Published: January 5, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/06/nyregion/06neediest.html?_r=1 Sharon Weir may not be happy that her son is openly gay and identifies himself as transgender, but she will fight for his right to exist in peace.
"He and I battle, but he's my son," she said.
It took a violent encounter at school to unite mother and son, who struggle to understand each other across a cultural divide.
