(This post first appeared on www.sdewitthall.com.)It’s December 2024, and I just found out that the son of my parents' friends died. The pictures posted on social media made him look much older than he was, and perhaps saddled with Alzheimer’s or dementia. His face was gaunt, his gaze not entirely collected.My memory recalls him as the oldest of a tribe of five or six kids, and the bad boy of the bunch. Wiry, dark haired, and rascally, with a fondness for a leaf which was then illegal, and a pro

The passage below is excerpted from Holding on to Hope: Help for friends and family of transgender people.In the early days of overwhelming emotion, it can feel like you’re walking through a conversational minefield. Remember: it’s normal and okay to feel whatever feelings you’re feeling. But it’s not okay to let all that emotion fly out of your mouth without modulation. This is particularly true when your trans loved one is a child. It’s not a kid’s job to solve your struggles; it’s the other w

Maddie Wells' life spirals out of control after the murder of her wife Char, a transgender woman of color. Hunger for revenge drives Maddie to take a job at a wax museum near the murderer's hometown, ...

Where True Love Is: A 90-day Bible-based devotional for LGBTQ Christians.