Dear Ms. Jenner, I was only two years old when you won the gold medal in the Olympics. But I’ve always known who you were, even if I didn’t quite know why I knew who you were. Like Marilyn Monroe or Princess Diana. An icon whose...
I did a really interesting podcast interview back in March of 2014 with Debonee Morgan, host of the INTERSEXIONS podcast and licensed psychotherapist in Atlanta. I thought you'd enjoy giving it a listen! We explored film, television and journalism to understand how transgender people are portrayed, as well...
Well, I have some good news and some bad news. The good news is that this past Friday a transgender teen named Scarlett Lenh was awarded the title of Homecoming Princess at her high school right here in my town of Colorado Springs, Colorado. The story...
The June 9th 2014 issue of TIME Magazine isn't to be found yet on newsstands (trust me, I hustled over to my local Barnes & Noble after work yesterday in search of it!). But so far the buzz generated from this announcement seems to indicate that...
Although I usually write this blog from the perspective of a mental health counselor who specializes in working with transgender clients, I'm going to switch hats today and share my thoughts with you as a late-blooming lesbian*. Specifically in response to the controversy stirred up...
Just ten miles from my home lives a transgender teenager in Florence, Colorado. Her life was turned completely upside-down this week due to a false media story that was first published on October 10th by a conservative legal defense group, Pacific Justice Institute. The headline...
I've been feeling a bit sentimental this month because it was five years ago, in August 2008, that I opened my mental health counseling private practice, The Bohemian Sanctuary. If I could take a DeLorean back in time to that date I know that 2008-Dara...
Wonder why an issue such as the right for transgender persons to use the bathroom that matches their true gender identity requires an ongoing discussion on this blog? Look no further than recent “headline news.” These are clips from Fox News’ response to California governor Jerry Brown...
As a therapist I’m able to balance being compassionate yet maintain neutrality with my clients. But when I hear stories about how my transgender clients struggle to be able to use public restrooms and restrooms at their places of work, I'm unable to remain unaffected...
“It’s a boy!” exclaimed the media today in response to the announcement of the birth of the Royal Baby (i.e. the first child of Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge). I had the same response that I always do nowadays whenever I hear anyone...