Casey Brown 2/15/21 Casey Brown 2/15/21

Trans Kids Belong In Sports Because Trans Kids Belong

When I was a kid, boys played sports, girls took dance. I danced with Miss Cindy’s Dance School for ten years. My brothers played hockey and baseball and soccer and golf and football. I quit dancing when I got too old for classes and would need to start competing. Competitive dance required getting changed backstage with the other dancers, and I absolutely wasn't going to do that. So I quit.

Casey Brown 5/3/19 Casey Brown 5/3/19

What does Transgender even mean? GLAD YOU ASKED

"Are you a boy or a girl?" Little kids love to ask me this question. I usually reply with, "I feel a little like both, what about you?" If I asked a grown-up that question it turns into a lot of WHAT DO YOU MEAN but the little kids? They just tell me, "I feel like a boy!" And I reply, "That's so cool!" And off we go.

Casey Brown 6/26/18 Casey Brown 6/26/18

5 Ways To Be A Trans Friendly Parent

In 7th grade, I asked my mom to cut my hair short. “Like Tony Hawk,” I said. She asked if I was sure. If I understood that I’d be made fun of. I told her I didn’t care. Now I know that I meant, I need this. I don’t know why. And it matters more that I look right than if I’m made fun of.

Casey Brown 5/12/16 Casey Brown 5/12/16

Talking To My Cis Kid About The Trans Bathroom Issue

We talk about bathrooms a lot. We celebrate when we find a family bathroom. We cringe at the binary. We talk about North Carolina and Massachusetts. We talk about being kind and that some people aren't. She tells me she wants family bathrooms at her school. She tells me she doesn't want to line up as boys and girls. She gets mad at gendered language about toys at McDonalds. She tells me it doesn't make any sense. Because to her? It doesn't make any sense.

Casey Brown 5/9/16 Casey Brown 5/9/16

She Doesn't Call Me Mommy Anymore: On Nonbinary Trans Parenting and Mother's Day

It wasn't supposed to be like this—me, drinking coffee, her sitting too close all elbows and knees and bones and limbs. She had plans. Her plans included me taking her to a toy store, but that was mostly because she didn't understand the holiday and when you're 7, all holidays and special days and every day should end up at a toy store.