Raising My Rainbow: Adventures in Raising a Fabulous, Gender Creative Son, (Paperback)

from JanesList

I was quite excited to get this book as an Early Reviewer for LibraryThing, and it lived up to my hopes. Written by the blogger of RaisingMyRainbow.com, this is the story of a typical American family that finds itself with a gender-nonconforming child. [I am going to use male pronouns for this re...

from ValerieOzgenc

I read another great memoir this week. Hooray for memoirists! Raising My Rainbow: Adventures in Raising a Fabulous, Gender Creative Son by Lori Duron is sweet, and nurturing, and real. It's honest, and ... well ... I'd want to be her friend if I knew her in real life. When her son, at age three, ...

from KCleavely

I received an Advance Reader Copy of Raising My Rainbow by Lori Duron. It arrived via UPS this morning. 8 hours later, I have finished the book. What an amazing story. And Ms. Duron is truly a gifted writer - I definitely had moments of 'laughter through tears' while reading this book. Regardless...

from PhDinHorribleness

This is an amazing story of one family's struggles in raising a gender nonconforming son. From the moment CJ discovered his first Barbie, at the age of two and a half, everything in their lives changed. They entered the unfamiliar territory of raising a boy who likes girl things in a culture that...

from lpmejia

A beautiful book that should be required reading for everyone entering the teaching profession. Above all else, children should grow up feeling safe, protected, and comfortable in their own skin. Bravo to Lori Duhon and her family, who not only provided that acceptance for their son, but also wro...