Andrew Solomon Far From The Tree

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      Son Deaf Dwarfs Down Syndrome Autism Schizophrenia Disability Prodigies Rape Crime Transgender Father
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April Martin Three-fer NY , USA
I'm the lesbian mother, with my wife, by donor insemination, of a transgender son and a dwarf son (plus a third son as well). We gave birth in 1981 and 1984, before our children had many options of horizontal identities among children of LGBT parents. (My book, the Lesbian and Gay Parenting Handbook, HarperCollins, came out in 1993). My professional life as a psychologist includes an expertise in meeting with prospective parents of nontraditional families to explore their expectations and resources.
I was an advocate for nontraditional families for two decades, including transgender parents, but when my daughter came out to me as my son, I was staggered. Even so, the fact of having given birth to a dwarf son had already shattered my expectations of creating something at least somewhat familiar in a family, despite being in a lesbian marriage. The gift of my dwarf son is that he prepared me to think even more like an outsider, which ultimately helped enormously with my son's transgenderism.
This is just a brief summary, and I can go into it more if you're interested.
To Andrew Solomon: Thank you for this poetically insightful book. I was blown away on page after page by the sensitivity and depth of your understanding.
April Martin
Related themes and chapters: Son Dwarfs Transgender Love Identity Activism
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