'You have all these plans, all these dreams, and then it hits you: my daughter's no longer a daughter, she's a son.' In struggling to accept her daughter as a transgender man, Rita DiNicola had to surrender dreams of wedding dress shopping and biological grandchildren. Similarly, in accepting her son as a trans woman, Catherine Hyde had to reckon with the fact that — as a tomboy from a young age — she'd always wanted, and believed she'd gotten, a son as her only child. Together, Rita's and Catherine's stories provide a hopeful window into what might help other parents, and other people more broadly, overcome transphobia and expand our understanding of gender.
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Musicians + Tracks:
- Chris Peck: Matope
- Tannhauser: Rock Off, Ötzi
- Rob Voigt: Outro
- David Sestay: Ladybird's Theme
- Brak Okzu: Pozytywizm, Zmienność
