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Espeon taking some time to relax on a cold winters day.
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Vernon mother looks for more safeguards around transitioning after son commits suicide
By: Jennifer Smith
Published: Apr 28, 2023
Kaleb began transitioning in Grade 6 with the help of a Kelowna clinic
A Vernon mom robbed of her joy in life after her son committed suicide is speaking out against transgender policies in hopes of saving others.
Kaleb, formerly Joy, Fisher would have been 18 next month.
He was a straight-A student, an over-achiever, never did drugs or drank alcohol, had a job since he was 14 and was accepted into the RCMP Police Academy for the upcoming session.
But on April 23, Kaleb killed himself.
“I found him. I woke up in the morning and he wasn’t in his room. He had suffocated himself,” said Gail, a single mother who worked two jobs to provide for her son and herself.
He left a long letter for his mom and his girlfriend.
“He was afraid for the future. He said in his note he didn’t want to end up like me, working myself to death.”
Kaleb was transitioning from female to male, a decision Gail supported as she knew since the day he was born that he was destined to be a boy.
Gail thinks Kaleb’s decision was primarily sparked after a Grade 4 incident at school where he (she at the time) was molested.
He never wanted to be a girl after that and in Grades 6 and 7 started the transition.
“I supported him through it.”
Kaleb did his research and found a clinic in Kelowna that would help him be the man he wanted to be.
The problem was, Gail was never consulted by the clinic.
“At 13 he was able to do all of it without my permission.”
At 13 he couldn’t buy alcohol or cigarettes or cannabis, he couldn’t get a tattoo without his mom’s permission, but he was given drugs and injections and was even scheduled for a top reduction this year.
“He saw the doctor like once a year. It’s quite careless. They never even showed him how to take those injections.”
Kaleb was smart though, and he did everything right, even marking his calendar with injection dates.
In March, Gail said the calendar shows he stopped the injections.
That’s when she suspects things started to grow dark for her bright, bubbly child.
He never outwardly appeared sad or distraught in any way, but she learned how he was really feeling the morning she read his note.
“He was so angry, so sad, so hateful.”
He was on medications for years, and she knows there were stretches when he wouldn’t take them.
She doesn’t understand why a doctor or clinic would push these parentless procedures, with no real follow-up or support.
“There needs to be changes to safeguard these kids.”
She would like to see such youth, and parents, provided counselling before injections, so they are appraised of the dangers.
“Do we know the long-term effects of giving these medications?”
Kaleb isn’t the only one.
“I have friends in Kelowna that lost their daughter a year ago and she was on the same injections.”
And now she knows the harsh statistics of transitioning youth.
“Preliminary findings is one in five of these kids are taking their lives.”
Gail and Kaleb lived in Coldstream until COVID-19 hit.
“I lost my home, I lost everything,” said the entertainment director at the Longhorn Pub in Vernon who many know for her superstar karaoke.
She started a painting business, and Kaleb was her best employee.
“We were a formidable team.”
Kaleb attended Kalamalka Secondary briefly before going online with VLearn. He also attended Kidston Elementary, where he was given the Friendship Award.
Gail knows many students who knew Kaleb are struggling with the news and she has planned a Celebration of Life at Coldstream Creek Park for May 17 at 4:30 p.m. so they can come after school. She is trying to get approvals to plant a maple tree, as Kaleb wanted, in the park.
Respectful, kind and helpful are a few of the words loved ones use to describe him.
He was also incredibly creative ��� he had been writing novels since he was nine and was making costumes for the upcoming Comic Con.
“He was a beautiful soul with such a bright future,” said family friend Ricky Rochon, who thought of Kaleb like a son and created a GoFundMe for Gail.
“As a parent, I can’t fathom this kind of pain. It breaks my heart.”
More than $12,000 has been raised to date, a portion of which Gail plans to use for a bursary in Kaleb’s memory, and the rest to help her through this difficult time.
[ Via: https://archive.is/PaVCg ]
Note: Vernon Morning Star deleted this article.
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"Vernon mother mourns lesbian daughter who was manipulated into a reinvention fantasy rather than deal with sexual assault trauma."
^ Fixed that.
#Buck Angel#Jennifer Smith#queer theory#gender ideology#medical transition#gender transition#trauma#safeguarding#medical safeguards#safeguards#religion is a mental illness
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NBP International Awards, Highly Honored: Brown Bear and Cub by Jennifer Smith
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“Aim For The Heart”: Campaign Updates and Spotlights on Artist Jennifer Smith and Author R. L. Houck
The campaign to fund Aim For The Heart: Queer Fanworks Inspired by Alexandre Dumas’s “The Three Musketeers” is now halfway done and going strong! For those not super familiar with how campaigns go, usually the bulk of funding comes in during the first 48 hours and the last 48 hours of the campaign. I personally usually look to see us at 50% funded by the end of the first 48 hours; if we hit that metric then I can say with a fair degree of confidence that we’ll reach our goal. This campaign did hit that, handily, and now with 15 days left, we’re only $750 shy of our goal! While I’m not hosting any parades yet, as I check in midway through our campaign…we’re doing great.
A huge, HUGE thank you to everyone who has backed so far, and also to everyone who has helped spread the word about the campaign. Word of mouth is 10000% the most effective way to help people find out this project exists and get them interested in buying the anthology; we’d never get to the goal without our supporters, and we’d never get there without every person who says, “hey, have you seen this?” Y’all rock. We love that we get to bring you awesome books.
Anyway, on to today’s contributor spotlights!
Knight and Squire by Jennifer Smith
About the Artist: Smith has been drawing since a young age. With a focus in traditional drawing techniques, she has recently started using digital mediums to imitate traditional styles. Her focus is in portraiture and landscapes, especially with watercolor. You can find more of her art on her Tumblr.
Link: Tumblr
Allergy Girl and the Hate Arrangement by R. L. Houck
About the Author: R. L. Houck (she/her) still has one of the first stories she ever wrote, all the way back from elementary school. It was about flightless penguins reaching the sun and was a good indication of her boundless imagination and her love of animals. The latter became a full-time veterinary career; the former keeps her occupied with fanfiction and original fiction in her downtime.
She’s sometimes found wandering the woods around her house in Virginia with her dog. If not there, she’s sitting on the couch, catching up on a Netflix series, and smothered by her five cats. Sometimes, there’s even space for her wife.
Links: TikTok
Story Teaser:
“Oh, no! Mom’s been very supportive of me being trans. I just meant the name change. For an English lit professor, she has a real hard-on against Shakespeare,” Portia said. “It was one of the main reasons I chose the name.”
Christa didn’t want to bring the conversation down by discussing unsupportive parents of LGBTQA+ kids. Instead, she jumped on the mention of Shakespeare. “Well, Portia was a kick-ass character too,” Christa said.
“Right? Thank you!”
“You’re quite welcome. Oh! Phoenix! Is that why you chose the tattoo? Never mind, you don’t have to answer that. I apologize—I’m being super nosy,” Christa said, immediately backtracking.
Portia laughed. “You’re fine. That is exactly why I chose the phoenix: rebirth. And those pictures are sent; tell me what you think.”
A few seconds later, Christa got a text message from an unknown number. She opened it to see a gorgeous flower arrangement shown in several pictures taken from multiple angles.
“Wow. This is beautiful,” Christa said, voice faint from awe. “Are you sure this says, ‘I hate your guts and wish abstract misery upon you for the rest of your natural existence’ in flower language?”
“…in so many words, yes,” Portia said, sounding amused.
Tags: allergies, attraction at first sight, character has a different gender than in the source material, customer service representative, deadnaming (accidental), f/f, florist, getting together, the language of flowers, meet awkward, modern, past tense, pining, pov third person limited, siblings, tattoo, triplets, trans
We’ve already raised $7,250 to fund this anthology, and we’re 90% of the way to our goal. Come see what all the fuss is about, and help us spread the word by sharing today’s awesome teasers or any of our past posts!
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Jennifer Smith
Untitled 2021
Acrylic, ink and oil on paper 64*49,5cm
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Flashback Friday: The ladies of 'Anastasia' sent out their best wishes to Derek and Elycia on their wedding day, five years ago!
Lyrica Woodruff’s Instagram Story (September 15, 2018)
#derek klena#elycia klena#broadway#lyrica woodruff#molly rushing#lauren blackman#janet dickinson#jennifer smith#kelli youngman#maria briggs#kathryn boswell#anastasia#anastasia cast#klena wedding#video#instagram
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ARTISTS’ BOOK DISPLAY FOR JUNE, 2023
The road to ruin: a lesson on temperance. Olivia Plender. Self-published, 2006.
Conyers. Jennifer Smith and Brian Goss. Brooklyn, NY: Bell Circle Press, 1996.
Áfangar. Richard Serra. Zurich: Parkett, 1991.
Premonition of a Natural History. Sue Johnson. New York: Printed Matter, 1991.
#artists books#book studies#book art#library displays#libraries#the banff centre#books and libraries#olivia plender#jennifer smith#brian goss#richard serra#dirk reinartz#sue johnson
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Young adult fiction take place over the span of a day.
I Have Lost My Way by Gayle Forman
This Is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp
The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith
The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon
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At the height of her popularity, Rosanne Arnold co-starred as Jennifer Smith, the daughter of ex-mobster Frank Smith and former love interest of Luke Spencer. Lisa Marie portrayed the character in 1980, Arnold in 1994, Sally Struthers in February 2002, and Holly Gagnier in June 2015. Gagnier returned to the role in 2022.
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Glaceon & Espeon in winter time.
#jennifer smith#pokemon#espeon#glaceon#pokemon art#pokemon fanart#drawing#illustration#digital art#pokemon fan art#espeon art#glaceon art#artist on tumblr#eeveelutions
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Luke and Scotty fight, before Scott punches Luke, sending off the side of the yacht. Joe Kelly and someone else try to intercede.
#general hospital#gh#soap opera#80s tv#70s tv#luke spencer#scotty baldwin#joe Kelly#doug sheehan#tony geary#kin shriner#jennifer smith
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I got my red dress on tonight
#americana aesthetic#lana del ray aesthetic#lana del ray aka lizzy grant#lisa rowe#preachers daughter#americana#amy dunne#lana del rey#nympette#girlblogging#coquette americana#coquette aesthetic#catholiscism#alana champion#coquette girl#cinnamon girl#lizzy grant#tumblr girls#girlhood#girl interrupted#preachers daughter aesthetic#sylvia plath#black swan#the smiths#victorias secret#susanna kaysen#the virgin suicides#girl interrupted syndrome#jennifers body#jane birkin
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Courtney Thorne-Smith Biography: Age, Net Worth.
Courtney Thorne-Smith Biography: Age, Net Worth.
Courtney Thorne Smith (born November 8, 1967) is an accomplished American-born actress and television host.
She is well understood for her roles in Melrose Place as Alison Parker and, according to Jim, as Cheryl.
She is also known for her role as Lyndsey McElroy in the film Two and a Half Men.
Courtney Thorne-Smith
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#Actresses#American actresses#American authors#American TV Personalities#Andrew Conrad#Bill Erwin#Carrot Top#Courtney Thorne-Smith#Dana Cameron#Jacob Emerson Fishman#Jennifer Smith#Larry Miller#Lora Smith#November Births#Roger Fishman#Walter Smith#Writers & Authors
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