He's Always Been My Son

What I love about this book is that it is a wonderful balance between a mother’s love for her son and resources available to families who are navigating a similar journey. With different family members contributing to the story, the reader can see what this transition looks like from varying viewpoints. – Roz Gould Keith, President/Founder of Stand with Trans, parent of a transgender teen, and Creator of Ally MomsHe’s Always Been My Son does what no other book has, weaving together a mother’s own reflections with inspiring words from the other key players … capturing the essential truth that it takes a village to grow a thriving gender creative child. – Diane Ehrensaft, Ph.D., Director of Mental Health, Child and Adolescent Gender Center, UCSF, and author of Gender Born, Gender Made and The Gender Creative ChildAs a mom of a transgender daughter, I wish this labor of love existed when my child began her journey. – Jeanette Jennings, President and founder, Transkids Purple Rainbow Foundation, featuring with her family on the television docu-series, “I am Jazz”

Janna Barkin is the proud mother of a transgender son, and a passionate transgender youth rights advocate. She writes regularly for the Huffington Post and on her personal blog, He’s Always Been My Son.