Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

DEAR ABBY: A few months ago ... ill-informed individuals. Gender identity disorder is not contagious. Trans people are a danger to no one, and they don't deserve to be ridiculed.

DEAR ABBY: A few months ago ... ill-informed individuals. Gender identity disorder is not contagious. Trans people are a danger to no one, and they don’t deserve to be ridiculed.

DEAR ABBY: A few months ago ... ill-informed individuals. Gender identity disorder is not contagious. Trans people are a danger to no one, and they don’t deserve to be ridiculed.

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren ... ill-informed individuals. Gender identity disorder is not contagious. Trans people are a danger to no one, and they don’t deserve to be ridiculed.

I found out my adult child is transgender. Nobody knows yet except for me, my husband and my other child. Until this year, I ...

DEAR ABBY: A few months ago ... ill-informed individuals. Gender identity disorder is not contagious. Trans people are a danger to no one, and they don't deserve to be ridiculed.

DEAR ABBY: A few months ago, I found out my adult child is transgender ... ill-informed individuals. Gender identity disorder is not contagious. Trans people are a danger to no one, and they don't ...