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Today’s ABC News
Today ABC News published an interview with Tim Snyder about being the father of a gender-nonconforming son. Now folks will always (always!) find something to quibble with about however gender expression gets presented, explained, or framed. But I think this … Continue reading
Sign of the New Normal?
Number two on children’s author Kim Norman’s 5 Things I’ve Learned about Doing School Visits: 2. Even if the child posing a question has long, curly locks and a pink hair bow, I NEVER assume gender. Long-lashed boys with collar-length … Continue reading
Posted in education, Gender complexity, positive femininity, positive masculinity, Stereotypes, The space between
Tagged Kim Norman, long hair, new normal, tomboys
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2012 – Thank you, and Year in Review
2012 sure was an eventful year for my little blog! A highlight of course was being quoted in the New York Times Magazine this August (What’s So Bad about a Boy Who Wants To Wear a Dress? ). August 8, the day after that story … Continue reading
Posted in Masculinity, Parenting, The space between, Theory, Uncategorized
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All I Want for Christmas Is for Everyone That Knows My Kid to Read This
Just in time for Christmas! Dr. Edgardo Menvielle gives all you parents of gender-nonconforming kids a clear, succinct, to-to-point explanation you can print out and stick right in your holiday cards! (I made a PDF version for your convenience at … Continue reading
Des garçons nés dans les roses
The French newspaper La Libération ran a story on 12/3 by Lorraine Millot titled, “Des garçons nés dans les roses.” The story is available to read online starting today and you can find it here. Millot talked with me along … Continue reading
Posted in The boy box, The space between
Tagged Catherine Tuerk, Dr. Menvielle, garçon rose, La Libération, Lorraine Millot, pink boy
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. . . The Answer, of Course, Is Nothing
I’m a little giddy at having my blog quoted in the New York Times in Ruth Padawer’s article for the Sunday NY Times Magazine “What’s So Bad about a Boy Who Wants to Wear a Dress.” But I was taken … Continue reading
Posted in Gender complexity, Holding Contradictions, Musings on the News, Personal, The space between
Tagged boy, Dress, Gender, New York Times, Ruth Padawer
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Mixing it up – toywise
The big news this week is that Harrods, the famed London department store, opened its first gender-neutral toy store, designed by Shed Design. “The London department store commissioned the multi-million pound Toy Kingdom to be grouped by theme rather than … Continue reading
Posted in Clothing, Gender complexity, pink, Princesses, Shopping, Social construction, The boy box, The space between, Toys
Tagged gender-neutral, Harrods, London, Toy, Toy Kingdom
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Where are the prince boys?
Maria Rodale, chairman and CEO of Rodale Publishing, recently asked in her blog, “Where are all the Disney princes?” She points out that while Disney has “capitalized on and profited from the innate desire of most young girls to be … Continue reading
Posted in Clothing, Gender complexity, The space between, Toys
Tagged boys, costumes, Disney, girls, princes
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Get your meanings off my son
I spent the summer reflecting on the way our society rushes to meaning — our political dialogues are pre-constructed with two or three possible narratives and it often seems our only choice is to pick which one to espouse. We … Continue reading
Pink Is for Boys 