gaywrites:Liv Hnilicka, a trans woman in Minnesota, responded brilliantly when a little girl at her
gaywrites:Liv Hnilicka, a trans woman in Minnesota, responded brilliantly when a little girl at her job asked if she was a boy or a girl. So did the girl’s parents. Here’s the full text in the image above, which is a Facebook post Hnilicka created about the conversation:Stellar parenting moment of the day:This afternoon I was at my waitressing job on a beautiful early fall afternoon. Two parents and their young daughter came in; the tall burly dad adorably scratching his back on the door as they walked in. As I was filling the water station, he came up to me and said, “My daughter just asked if you were a boy or a girl. I didn’t want to speak for you so would you like to talk to her?” I nervously said yes and walked to their table. “Hi, I like your hair ribbon,” I said. “I heard you asked if I was a boy or a girl. I think the important thing to remember is that everyone can be anything they want to be in this world. And it’s also important to try to be the best selves we can be for our family and friends. And even to strangers. So to answer your question, I was told that I was a boy when I was little and now I live my adult life as a girl. It sounds complicated but it’s actually pretty simple. Do you have any questions for me?” She looked at me smiling and simply said, “Nope!”I walked away from the table feeling really good about parents intentionally engaging their children about possibly difficult topics. And showing that giving people the power to voice their truths in this complicated world is beautiful and healing. Way to go, moms and dads out there making space for transfolks/gnc people like me. <3(Also, I made this post public in case you want to share it with parents you may know.)This is parenting done right. (via the Advocate) -- source link