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Donald Collins first told his mom he was transgender when he was a senior in high school. His mother wasn’t totally sure what the word transgender even meant. From there, they began a difficult emotional journey as Donald began his transition.

This hour, we sit down with Donald and his mother, Mary Collins. They have written about their experience in the book At the Broken Places: A Mother and Trans Son Pick Up the Pieces. We ask them how they rebuilt their relationship and what lessons they hope to share with other families.

Have you or a loved one come out as transgender? We want to hear from you.

Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter.

GUESTS:
Mary Collins - a writer and professor of nonfiction writing at Central Connecticut State University
Donald Collins - a 26-year old graduate student living in California, and a trans advocate an educator

Chion Wolf contributed to this show, which originally aired on May 21, 2019.

Donald Collins first told his mom he was transgender when he was a senior in high school. His mother wasn&rsquo;t totally sure what the word transgender even meant. From there, they began a difficult emotional journey as Donald began his transition.
This hour, we sit down with Donald and his mother, Mary Collins. They have written about their experience in the book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/At-Broken-Places-Addressing-Movement/dp/0807088358">At the Broken Places: A Mother and Trans Son Pick Up the Pieces</a>. We ask them how they rebuilt their relationship and what lessons they hope to share with other families.
Have you or a loved one come out as transgender? We want to hear from you.
Join the conversation on&nbsp;<a href="http://facebook.com/wherewelive">Facebook</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="http://twitter.com/wherewelive">Twitter</a>.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Mary Collins - a writer and professor of nonfiction writing at Central Connecticut State University</li>
<li>Donald Collins - a 26-year old graduate student living in California, and a trans advocate an educator</li>
</ul>
Chion Wolf contributed to this show, <a href="https://www.wnpr.org/post/memoir-mother-and-trans-son-pick-pieces-relationship">which originally aired on May 21, 2019</a>.

Produced by Connecticut Public, 'Where We Live' puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Where We Live is a call-in talk show about who we are in Connecticut and our place in the world.

Where We Live

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

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