I wanted to post something encouraging in a week which has been filled with frightening news for trans families, so here's a draft entry from Holding on to Hope: Help for friends and family of transgender people. It's a similar book to Reaching for Hope: Strategies and support for the partners of transgender people but focuses on a wider type of relationship. When a loved one comes out as trans, there can be all sorts of fears and concerns. But friends and family should also

The passage below is excerpted from The Bottom Line section of Reaching for Hope: Strategies and support for the partners of transgender people. Your Marriage May Improve Significantly A spiritual director once told me divorce rates for second and third marriages are higher than for first, because people don’t unpack the baggage they’ve accumulated before entering a new relationship. If you and your partner carried a bunch of emotional suitcases into your coupledom, there’s a