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Laurie Cicotello, M.A.T., 36, Hastings, Nebraska.

Laurie is the daughter of a transgendered parent and grew up in Colorado. She served on the national board of directors for COLAGE (Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere). Her essay, “She’ll Always Be My Daddy,” was published in the Lambda Literary Award-winning book, Out of the Ordinary (St. Martin’s Press).

Laurie’s story has appeared in Cosmopolitan, And Baby magazine and several newspapers nationwide. She appeared with her parent on The Montel Williams Show. Speaking and writing on TG family issues nationally and internationally for ten years, Laurie co-founded a peer HIV education group at Hastings College, along with presenting at Southern Comfort, NGLTF’s Creating Change and several IFGE conferences. An active volunteer with the Central Nebraska AIDS Walk, South Central Nebraska PFLAG, and the LGBT Alliance group at Hastings College, Laurie also serves on the board of directors with her local YWCA. In the past, she has also served with the Colorado AIDS Walk, Harmony Colorado, and The Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt. Now a freelance writer and editor, Laurie has won more than 56 state and national writing awards since 2002.