This mom was a die-hard Rush Limbaugh fan. Then her kid came out as trans
Marlo Mack is raising her nine-year-old transgender daughter in Seattle. Over the years Mack has felt supported and welcomed in her hometown. But this isn't always the case for transgender people living in more conservative parts of the country.
This mom was a die-hard Rush Limbaugh fan. Then her kid came out as trans
We all need someone to look up to. That's what motivated Marlo Mack to seek out a role model for her nine-year-old transgender daughter. In this excerpt of her podcast, How to Be a Girl, Mack tells the story of finding a "big sister" for her child. How to Be a Girl is produced in partnership with Marlo Mack and KUOW . Subscribe to the podcast to hear the full episode: RSS | iTunes
Trans people scramble to update paperwork before Trump takes office
Before I enrolled my daughter in public school two years, I raced to get her official documents changed. It's one of the rites of passage for parents of trans kids.
Trans people scramble to update paperwork before Trump takes office
Life as a teenager can be challenging. All the pressures of school, figuring out who you are and your place in the world. It can be even more difficult if you're a transgender teen. Marlo Mack has been thinking about this a lot lately. She's a single mom of an eight-year-old trans daughter. Puberty is just a few years away. In this excerpt from her podcast " How to Be a Girl ," Mack explores what life will be like for her daughter as a teenager.
Marlo Mack always wanted to be a mother, and maybe even a grandmother. Mack is a single mom of an 8-year-old transgender daughter. She produces a podcast called "How to Be a Girl." In this excerpt, Mack looks at fertility and the future challenges her daughter will face.
There is far more acceptance today towards people who are transgender. Think of former Olympic champion Caitlyn Jenner or actress Laverne Cox. But there was a time when the world was far less tolerant. Marlo Mack turns to an older transgender friend for advice about raising her trans daughter.
Worrying about your kid's social life is part of being a parent. And it's not always easy. Especially if you are raising a transgender child. In this episode Marlo Mack shares the challenges of finding a play date for her transgender daughter.
In this episode of How to Be a Girl, Marlo Mack introduces us to her ex-husband and father of her child. When they were together they were raising a son. Four years later they now share custody of a transgender daughter.