Late Night Parents

With this week bringing yet another suicide of a transgender teen who felt unsupported by his family, I wanted to offer a source in case you’re working on anything related:Christine Connelly -- an author, CPA and director of BAGLY (our nation’s oldest and largest youth-led, LGBT organization) -- is both a transgender parent and daughter.She has experienced family rejection and alienation firsthand, and knows all too well that a simple touch of kindness, understanding and acceptance from family or friends can absolutely make a life-or-death difference to transgender individuals.She offers these tips for people with transgender loved-ones:Recognize that coming to terms with being transgender is usually profoundly difficult. As hard as it is for you to digest and accept your loved-one’s gender identity, it is infinitely more complex for him or her. Now more than ever, he or she needs your support.Understand that in opening up to you about his or her gender identity, s/he is a more honest person and is as des