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Yes, they are everywhere!

Dear friends,

Just wanted to share this with you: An essay I wrote for the the New...

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Trans kids around the world

Dear friends,

In my last post, I shared the first part of the documentary I helped produce for the BBC World ...

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Marlo on the BBC

Dear friends,

One of the reasons I've been slow to create any new podcast episodes is that I've been hard at work on another project:  Telling our story on the BBC World Service!  E...

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Believe Me

Dear friends,

I hope that 2021 is starting off well for you.  I hope it finds you healthy and safe and surrounded by love.  

We are so very grateful for your support for us, t...

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Blocked.

Dear friends, 

I have known this day was coming for nearly ten years, ever since my three-year-old child first began to tell me that “he” was actually a girl. My child has been antic...

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M is for Middle School, Take Two

Dear friends,

In my last post, I explained how my daughter asked me to delete the latest episode of the podcast,...

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Mom learns a lesson

Dear friends,

You may have noticed that I removed my latest episode from the “How to Be a Girl” podcast feed.  And because you have been supporting us with your love, kind words, and...

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"How to Be a Girl" is now a book!

I wanted you to know first!  

I'm so incredibly grateful for your support of my podcast.  I hope you'll enjoy my book, too! 

Published by Audible and narrated by yours tr...

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A new episode (Finally!)

So much time has passed since my last episode.  I'm sorry to have kept you waiting so very long.  (Oh my, I just checked and it is now just shy of a YEAR since my last episode! Where does...

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New episode: Emma at last

I want you to meet my good friend, Emma. When she was a little girl, she was just like my daughter. But no one knew her for 60 years. I'm so glad she's here now.  

You can hear Emma's st...

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Happy Pride!

Dear friends,

Just checking in to let you know I'm OK (though still hacking my way through a fairly dense forest), and to wish you a Happy Pride Month! 

I also wanted to share this...

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Update from Marlo: Here be dragons

Dear friends,

I wanted to check in with an update, as it’s been a fairly long stretch since you’ve heard anything from me. First and foremost: My kiddo is doing GREAT. So far, she’s tol...

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New episode: Eleven

It's official: She's a tween.  

It seemed like a good time to sit down and ask my 11-year-old about her world, and get a snapshot of what she thinks and how she's doing. We covered some ...

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New episode: The Tell

Happy (almost) New Year!

2018 has certainly been a big year for us - a wedding, a move, a new school.  We're looking forward to more good things (but perhaps a little less change!) in 20...

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Episode XXVII: Playdates with Christians

Dear friends,

This latest episode gives you a little update on our new lif...

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Episode XXVI: Sarah McBride

As we wait for the results of today's elections, I wanted to share a political story with you that gives me hope.  

You can listen here: 

2018-11-07 00:51:44 +0000 UTC View Post

(Finally!) Episode XXV: To Tell or Not to Tell?

At long last, the follow-up episode with advice from my (...

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Episode XXIV: New School

In the latest episode, we're grappling with how to handle my daught...

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Kill 'Em with Cupcakes! (Or chocolate chip cookies)

(Note: If you haven't listened to my latest e...

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Episode XXIII: Won't you be my neighbor?

We've moved to a new part of town.   And we're just starting to get to know our new neighborhood. 

It's pretty different from our old neighborhood.  We used to be in the heart of...

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Episode XXII: The Prince

This is the rare month when I manage to create a second episode, and I had a lot of fun working on View Post

Episode XXI: Going First

I'll never forget the day, soon after my four-year-old "son" told me she was my daughter, when I went online and found a video of little Jazz talking with Barbara Walters.  Her family's courage l...

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Episode XX: The Betrayal

This was a tough episode to produce.  But making it has helped me work through what happened when one of my daughter's friends let her down.  

My daughter and I both learned a lot from the...

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Just for you: A bit of the next episode

Dear (MUCH appreciated!) supporter of "How to Be a Girl,"

I'm releasing the first episode of the new season tomorrow, but I wanted my Patreon supporters to get the very first listen...

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We're back! And thank you!!!

Hello friends!  Thank you SO MUCH for supporting "How to Be a Girl" on Patreon.  I really am grateful for it.  Your donation is instrumental in helping keep this podcas...

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Update: When it rains it pours


This isn't exactly an episode - 2017-07-06 23:35:50 +0000 UTC View Post

Episode XIX: Red State Mama

 I thought I was pretty brave until I met my counterpart from a red state. 

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A little message from Marlo

This tiny episode  is mostly silly, and a little bit serious.  I also have some...

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Episode XVIII: Big Sister

I'm not transgender, but my daughter is. That means she needs someone to model the future who isn't me: 2017-02-02 00:35:26 +0000 UTC View Post

Episode XVII: The Window

 In 2013, Obama opened a window for transgender people when he made it easier to change the gender on your Social Security record. But with Trump coming into office, it looks like that window is ...

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