Yes, they are everywhere!
Dear friends,
Just wanted to share this with you: An essay I wrote for the the New York Times about trans kids around the world....
2021-06-24 18:11:21 +0000 UTC View Post
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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 Service.
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! Even better, I've had a chance to help share the st...
2021-04-30 18:54:04 +0000 UTC View PostBelieve 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, through the ups and downs of the past months and ye...
2021-01-28 21:01:51 +0000 UTC View PostBlocked.
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 anticipating it, too, for all these years, asking me ag...
2020-11-10 22:14:59 +0000 UTC View PostM 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, because it shared some things she wanted to keep ...
2020-11-02 20:52:42 +0000 UTC View PostMom 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 hard-earned dollars, I wanted to explain why I di...
2020-10-19 20:34:19 +0000 UTC View Post"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 truly, it's 2020-10-08 21:37:15 +0000 UTC View Post
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 the time go?!) I want to thank you for hang...
2020-09-19 00:48:52 +0000 UTC View PostNew 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 story (and the story of her friendship with me and m...
2019-09-23 20:40:32 +0000 UTC View PostHappy 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 drawing that my daughter M. made. (She gave me pe...
2019-06-10 22:24:21 +0000 UTC View PostUpdate 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 told a handful of friends at her new school that she...
2019-05-13 17:22:45 +0000 UTC View PostNew 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 pretty typical tween girl stuff: Gossip, fashion, ...
2019-01-25 04:13:52 +0000 UTC View PostNew 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 2019. It promises to be an interesting year: <...
2018-12-31 20:59:07 +0000 UTC View PostEpisode XXVII: Playdates with Christians
Dear friends,
This latest episode gives you a little update on our new life here in the suburbs and some of the challenges w...
2018-11-29 23:23:01 +0000 UTC View PostEpisode 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:
(Finally!) Episode XXV: To Tell or Not to Tell?
At long last, the follow-up episode with advice from my (AMAZING) listeners is here. I'm sorry it...
2018-10-30 21:58:59 +0000 UTC View PostEpisode XXIV: New School
In the latest episode, we're grappling with how to handle my daughter's transition to a new school. In just a f...
2018-08-20 17:32:29 +0000 UTC View PostKill 'Em with Cupcakes! (Or chocolate chip cookies)
(Note: If you haven't listened to my latest episode yet, you might want to do so n...
2018-07-31 17:41:42 +0000 UTC View PostEpisode 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 the city, and now we're in the suburbs. My ...
2018-07-31 17:14:20 +0000 UTC View PostEpisode 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 this one. It f...
2018-05-17 07:55:25 +0000 UTC View PostEpisode 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 literally changed the course of our lives.
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 experience - about secrets, trust, friendship, an...
2018-04-26 19:53:43 +0000 UTC View PostJust 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. Here's a little bit of the episode,
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 podcast going.
I wanted to let you know that I'...
2018-04-19 08:31:00 +0000 UTC View PostUpdate: When it rains it pours
This isn't exactly an episode - it's more of an ...
Episode XIX: Red State Mama
I thought I was pretty brave until I met my counterpart from a red state.
http://www.howtobeagirlpodcast.com/episodes/episode-xix...
2017-02-27 19:00:15 +0000 UTC View PostA little message from Marlo
This tiny episode is mostly silly, and a little bit serious. I also have some news. Plus, cat videos!
(And this i...
2017-02-18 18:39:32 +0000 UTC View PostEpisode XVIII: Big Sister
I'm not transgender, but my daughter is. That means she needs someone to model the future who isn't me: A transgender big sister. 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 about to close. I hadn’t been in much of a...
2017-01-13 17:56:00 +0000 UTC View Post