Thank you for taking time to read this online version of the TNET booklet, Our Trans Children, and for your interest in learning about transgenderism. Our intent is to provide an introduction to trans issues suitable for parents, family members and friends, as well as employers, counselors and anyone else interested, within or beyond PFLAG. We hope it may prove useful as well to those who are just beginning to question their own gender identity, and to assure them that there is support available in the larger community.
Because of the wide range of identities involved, we have chosen to use the word "transgendered" or simply "trans" to include transsexuals, crossdressers, intersexed people and the many variations in between. We certainly wish to be fully respectful of everyone in the entire gender spectrum, however they may self-identify.
We particularly hope all PFLAG members will read this booklet, since PFLAG is now officially transgender inclusive, and more and more trans folks and their families are turning to us for information, understanding and support. Certainly, trans families need PFLAG at least as much as gay, lesbian and bisexual families, since they have fewer resources and much more complex problems.
Just as homosexuality erupted out of the closet and into mainstream consciousness in recent years, transgendered persons and issues are now attracting increasing media attention. We in PFLAG take pride in being welcoming, loving, growing persons, unafraid to walk where our commitment takes us. It is in this spirit that PFLAG's Transgender Network presents this booklet – the fourth edition of Our Trans Children, with over 40,000 copies sold to date.
Jessica Xavier, Courtney Sharp, & Mary Boenke
February 2001
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