How to Be a Girl
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A single mom raising a transgender "kiddo" documents their daily life and unique parenting challenges she faces.
Episodes
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This mom was a die-hard Rush Limbaugh fan. Then her kid came out as trans
Marlo Mack is raising her nine-year-old transgender daughter in Seattle. Over the years Mack has felt supported and welcomed in her hometown. But this...
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Mom looks for transgender role model for daughter
We all need someone to look up to. That's what motivated Marlo Mack to seek out a role model for her nine-year-old transgender daughter. In this excerpt...
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Trans people scramble to update paperwork before Trump takes office
Before I enrolled my daughter in public school two years, I raced to get her official documents changed. It’s one of the rites of passage for parents of...
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7 unexpected things I learned from my transgender daughter
1) Gender matters, but I have no idea what it is If a girl can wear anything she likes, and play sports and climb trees, and be a doctor or an astronaut...
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How to be a (teen) girl
Life as a teenager can be challenging. All the pressures of school, figuring out who you are and your place in the world. It can be even more difficult...
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Hope for trans women who want to be moms
Marlo Mack always wanted to be a mother, and maybe even a grandmother. Mack is a single mom of an 8-year-old transgender daughter. She produces a...
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Advice to my daughter from a trans woman
There is far more acceptance today towards people who are transgender. Think of former Olympic champion Caitlyn Jenner or actress Laverne Cox. But there...
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How to find a playdate for your trans child
Worrying about your kid's social life is part of being a parent. And it’s not always easy. Especially if you are raising a transgender child. In this...
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How to be a dad (of a transgender kid)
In this episode of How to Be a Girl, Marlo Mack introduces us to her ex-husband and father of her child. When they were together they were raising a son...