Kai Bogert, center, with his mom, Yolanda Bogert, and Guy Kershaw
Some 19 years ago, Yolanda Bogert of Jimboomba in Australia had a birth announcement for her daughter, Elizabeth Anne, published in her local newspaper.
But when her “daughter” came out to her recently as transgender, Yolanda Bogert published a new birth announcement in Australia’s Courier-Mail for her son:
“In 1995, we announced the arrival of our sprogget, Elizabeth Anne, as a daughter. He informs us that were were mistaken. Oops! Our bad. We would now like to present our wonderful son — Kai Bogert.”
Yolanda Bogert told the Courier-Mail that publishing the “birth” announcement was a “no-brainer” because “I needed to show my son I support him 100 per cent and wanted to let the world know that.”
We could stop right there and the story would be perfect. But as the parent of two teenage boys — ages 18 and 15 — I have to say it was the rest of the ad that really really made me smile. After the “present our wonderful son” line, Yolanda Bogert added: “Loving you is the easiest thing in the world. Tidy your room.”
