Leslie Lagerstrom kept trying to plug her ears in fear when her child insisted he had been born the wrong gender. Until the moment Leslie had to listen.
Leslie Lagerstrom
About Leslie Lagerstrom
Leslie Lagerstrom is a proud mom of two children, who, after retiring from a 21-year corporate marketing career, is focusing her passion on being a writer and advocate. In 2011 she created the blog Transparenthood™, which chronicles her experience raising a transgender child. Leslie is a regular contributor to The Huffington Post, and MORE Magazine Online has also featured her essays. Committed to spreading awareness on the subject of gender variant children, she, and her family, appeared on The Jeff Probst Show in November of 2012. In January of 2013, PFLAG, a national organization made up of parents, families and friends who work together to support the well being of GLBT people, honored her family with the Robert and Joyce Curoe award for their advocacy work. A speaker for Welcoming Schools -- an initiative by the Human Rights Campaign to foster safe classroom environments -- Leslie frequently shares her family’s story with K-12 teachers throughout Minneapolis and St. Paul.
The Dance
Leslie Lagerstrom tries to combat a moment of fear as a guest at a wedding when she sees her son ask the bride to dance.