Update

So two updates.  One, Max is returning to school.  We are told by the administration he is NOT the only trans kid there.  He will be joined as well by a young man that is in his support group.  He starts in a couple weeks.

The other news is that Nathan will still be featured in ABC's special.  Just not at this time.  They feel they left his story untold and want to continue to film him.  GLAAD  http://www.glaad.org/  as well as approached him for doing something for them.  Featuring trans boys/men that have been influenced by Chaz is a positive way.

So in regular life.  Today is T day.  Shot #6, with a follow up with Dr. Mary next week.  He's thrilled so far with the fact that his voice is deeper, seemingly every day.  He's still hopeful for some facial hair, and asks daily if we see it yet.  The hair on his arms is getting darker.  Otherwise, not much more to report.

SCHOOL

Max, Jim and I went to a PFLAG meeting which we do regularly.  Parents and Family of Lesbian and Gay's.  It's a monthly support group with probably 40 attendees.  During this we met a very articulate girl who was asked if she had trouble at school with bullying.  She replied NOT at my school.  There are so many like me.  She attends a Performing Arts school.  Ding, Ding, Ding....bell goes off in my head.  If Max only wants to return to High School to go to Drama anyway, why not a Performing Arts school.  Last week we went to tour one, and we are going to hand in an application this week.  He loved it and they said they have room in 10th grade for him.  So more to come on that.

Very disappointed

So those of you that might have watched the documentary special, might have seen that "Nathan" was not a part of it.  True to the "news" and how they work they turned what could have been a good educational story into just another way for the opposition to put in their two cents.  They called the show "My kid is transgender", they featured ONE child, and one 19 yr old adult girl.  No FtM's.  They also featured a NOT transgender, sexually confused 50 something year old man that had a sex change from man to woman and back again, saying how he regretted it.  This just feeds the fuel of the opposition to say "see"!!  So the positive impact that Max could have given was not at all presented.  We were promised then that it would be shown in it's entirety a week later, now it's two weeks later and the Producer won't even email me back.  So it's probably never going to be shown.  His hope to help those that might be feeling as he do and give them hope is gone :(