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A Son Confronts Gender Identity and a Mother Grieves

Started by Shana A, January 06, 2011, 08:51:38 AM

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January 06, 2011, 08:51:38 AM
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.
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." Oscar Wilde
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