Families with Trans Kids Are Finding Refuge in Seattle

Ask 13-year-old Rebecca about her family, the Tillisons, and she’ll sum them up in a word: “chaotic.” Earlier this year, Rebecca Tillison and her family moved from Dallas, Texas to a suburb 30 minutes outside Seattle. Inside their new house, two energetic golden retrievers race across the kitchen, an orange tabby cat named Phoebe climbs across the table, Rebecca’s older brother wanders in and out of the room looking for an ice cream scoop. 

Moving can bring out the chaos for any family, but for Rebecca’s parents, Mitch and Tiffany, the decision to uproot their family to Washington wasn’t really a choice.  

“This is what

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