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Suggests that the best parenting is the kind that does not forcibly mold a child into what he/she should be but lovingly allows him/her the freedom to follow his/her own special path. A fearlessly open and frank memoir. Kirkus Reviews

This riveting account of parenting a gender-nonconforming child reminds us of how far we ve come in the past twenty years, and also how far we have yet to go. Tarney shows us that, while there is no bubble of light that can protect our children from all injuries, a parent s unconditional love is the most effective armor of all. Jessica Herthel, coauthor of I Am Jazz

A vivid, heartfelt, and ultimately joyful account of one mother's journey raising a son who did not 'do gender' by the books. Julie Tarney shows us that there is no right so precious as our right to be different, and no greater gift we can give to our children than loving them for who they are. -Harriet Lerner, author of The Dance of Anger This riveting account of parenting a gender-nonconforming child reminds us of how far we've come in the past twenty years, and also how far we have yet to go. Tarney shows us that, while there is no 'bubble of light' that can protect our children from all injuries, a parent's unconditional love is the most effective armor of all. -Jessica Herthel, coauthor of I Am Jazz Traditionally, mothers of gender creative children were totally silenced. No mother would ever come forward to tell her story, unless she wanted to be skewered publicly and morally condemned. In that historical light, My Son Wears Heels is both transgressive and transcendent. -Diane Ehrensaft, author of The Gender Creative Child, from the foreword

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Julie Tarney is a board member for the It Gets Better Project, blogs for the Huffington Post’s “Queer Voices” pages, and writes for TheParentsProject.com and the True Colors Fund. She volunteers for the PFLAG Safe Schools Program. A longtime resident of Milwaukee, she now lives in New York City.

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