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Title: Camp Aranu’tiq: A place where transgender youth can be themselves
Post by: Shana A on July 21, 2012, 08:01:17 AM
Post by: Shana A on July 21, 2012, 08:01:17 AM
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 (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.
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 (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.