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	the__ivorytower 2011-12-14 04:12 pm UTC (link)
	I, just... good for her. Good for all of them. blinks rapidly (Reply to this)

	jennandanica 2011-12-14 04:21 pm UTC (link)
	Wow. What a wonderful story. Thank you so much for sharing. Not all of it's wonderful and so much of it illustrates just how far we have to go but what a lucky girl to be born into a family like that. Her parents rock. (Reply to this)

	thoms 2011-12-14 04:46 pm UTC (link)
	sniffle Bless you, Maines family. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	thoms 2011-12-14 04:59 pm UTC (link)
	also, for those interested. Nicole and Wayne speaking at GLAD's Spirit of Justice dinner. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	shinga 2011-12-14 05:03 pm UTC (link)
	I um... I have something in my eye... 'scuse me... (Reply to this)

emily_goddess
2011-12-14 05:25 pm UTC (link)

Having grown up in Orono, I'm kind of surprised she made it as long as she did before someone decided to make her life difficult. But it kind of makes sense - kids tend to accept things as normal until an adult tells them otherwise, so maybe it took that long to turn the boy into a homophobe.

I'm so glad she's got such a supportive family and that she's comfortable in her new community.

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	annathepiper 2011-12-14 05:51 pm UTC (link)
	Awww! Go Nicole! And go Nicole's family, who are all clearly awesome. :) (Reply to this)

	yoritomo_reiko 2011-12-14 07:17 pm UTC (link)
	That's a beautiful and touching story and I'm so glad that Nicole has a family that can and will accept her for who she is. I'm also glad that there aren't comments on the article. I'm not sure I could have handled it. (Reply to this)

	finchbird 2011-12-14 07:21 pm UTC (link)
	I think I have something in my left eye. And my right eye. (Reply to this)

	eleutheria 2011-12-14 08:05 pm UTC (link)
	Aww, that's so awesome. They sound like a wonderful family, and I hope every city someday has a center like that. (Reply to this)

	quantumreality 2011-12-14 08:25 pm UTC (link)
	I am happy. That is all. :) :) :) :) (Reply to this)

	cat_mcdougall 2011-12-14 10:15 pm UTC (link)
	I... God, I wanna hug those parents and hope their awesome rubs off on me. (Reply to this)

	schrodingerscat 2011-12-15 12:50 am UTC (link)
	excuse me, I think I have something in my eye (Reply to this)

	hallidae 2011-12-15 01:28 am UTC (link)
	The family is adorable, but... I am kind of icked out by the writing. Big dramatic reveals that rely on a crapload of misgendering language setup in order to make them big and dramatic is just... it's bugging me. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	tehrin 2011-12-15 02:35 am UTC (link)
	Yeah. I noticed that they kept switching pronouns about, but I think that they referred to Nicole as Wyatt and as a boy mostly when talking about her past. Still hella confusing and not entirely sensitive. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

chibikaijuu
2011-12-19 06:09 pm UTC (link)

It was bugging me until the switch to female pronouns when describing the point when Nicole started using the name Nicole and presenting as female full-time and after. It's a bit over-dramatic and could be more sensitive, but it could be a lot worse. Nicole's family references her as female in quotes about her early childhood, so I would have taken the cue from them, but it may have made it clearer to the intended audience. May have.

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	kalakagatha 2011-12-15 06:02 pm UTC (link)
	There was a point where the author refers to trans* people as "transgenders," too, which was really gross. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	chikane 2011-12-16 07:00 am UTC (link)
	Good for her indeed. Glad she has support, thanks for sharing something nice! (Reply to this)

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