In 2017, a ten-year-old girl named Rebekah went viral when she appeared at a rally with a simple sign: “I’m the scary transgender person the media warned you about.” Her mom and dad, Jamie and ELCA pastor Chris Bruesehoff, had been raising Rebekah with her two younger brothers in a relatively safe “bubble of protection” where most people Rebekah met were kind and affirming. Suddenly, they were in a national spotlight. Six years later, Jamie joins Emmy for a special episode on trans kids, parental activism, and what gender-expansive people can teach all of us.

Links: 

Preorder Jamie’s book, Raising Kids Beyond the Binary: https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9781506488646/Raising-Kids-beyond-the-Binary  

Watch Rebekah’s story on the Marvel Hero Project: https://www.rebekahbruesehoff.com/marvel

Order Rebekah’s book, A Kids Book About Being Inclusive: https://www.amazon.com/Kids-Book-About-Being-Inclusive/dp/1951253892

Follow Jamie’s work on Insta, FB, & (ugh) Twitter @jamiebruesehoff and at jamiebruesehoff.com

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