Marlon Wayans, Sigourney Weaver, Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade are among the proud celebrity parents who have spoken out in support of their trans and nonbinary children in recent years.

Lisa Hagen is a reporter at NPR covering the mainstreaming of extreme or unconventional beliefs. She's interested in how people form and maintain deeply held worldviews, and decide who to trust.

Lisa Rein covers federal agencies and the management of government in the Trump administration. At The Washington Post, she has written about federal workers, state politics and government in ...