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Philadelphia Mother Shares Family Story To Help Others Celebrate Transgender Loved Ones
"This is not temporary. This is not fleeting. This is who your child is," Herring said.
August 1, 2024
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"Neither one of us had the language of transgender. I didn't know what that was," nadeen "mothasistah" herring said. "He didn't say I feel like I want to be; he said I am your son and I want to be treated as your son and I want my brothers to see me as their brother."
She remembers when her son, Z, shared with her that he is transgender.
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