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*Gender Defiant* charts the joys and frustrations author Tina Carson (she/her) experiences raising her trans nonbinary teen, JJ. Every Wednesday, Tina publishes an essay that ponders how to best advocate for her child and trans folk in general.

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Tina Carson (she/her) is a cis het mom of a trans kid.