Posted on Advocate.com March 07, 2011
Md. Mom = Hero to Trans Kids
By Advocate.com Editors
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The mother of a Maryland transgender girl is embracing the role of PFLAG mom and working to educate teachers and police officers on what it means to be gender-variant.
Catherine Hyde is the mother of Will Gullucci, a 17-year-old transgender girl who attends high school at Marriotts Ridge High School in Howard County. After a police-sponsored video on drunk driving featured a gratuitous shot of Gullucci dressed in women's clothes — which elicited laughter from students — Hyde complained to the police department. Hyde followed up the complaint with discussions on transgender empathy, which "led to the department's decision to incorporate transgender issues into training for the entire police force," according to The Baltimore Sun.