June 30 2014 Laura Ellis
The Louisville Forum's July discussion will tackle the issue of growing up transgender in Louisville—though none of the four panelists are transgender.
The move has prompted criticism from some LGBTQ and transgender activists and writers.
Dale Josey, co-chair for the programs and issues committee for the Forum, a nonpartisan public issues group, said organizers asked Karen Berg, the mother of a trans student, to take part in the panel and represent the human side of the issue.
More: http://wfpl.org/post/louisville-forum-transgender-issues-doesnt-include-any-transgender-panelists
We're having the same problem where I am. Increasingly the parents of trans folks are called upon as the "experts" on what it's like to be trans.