ConGRADulations Class of 2011

Wanted to take a moment to congratulate all the members of the Class of 2011 since the school year is almost over.  Hope that you had a wonderful senior year, and that your next steps to college life if you're a high school senior or to adulthood if you're leaving college are filled with blessings for your future endeavors.

Definitely wanted to give a special shout out to the trans high school seniors out there whose stories I chronicled this school year such as Oak Reed, Andy Moreno and Niko Walker.   It's been an interesting road for some of you and hope that you were able to enjoy the rest of your senior year and this special time in your lives.

And hope I don't have to write about any discriminatory practices at proms by administrators gone wild either like I've had to do over the last several years..

To those trans students whose stories didn't make the headlines but you persevered and got your paper, congratulations.   Know that your trans elders are happy for you, glad you did so, thinking about and praying for you as well.

Congrats Class of 2011.   May you have abundant success and less drama in your lives.