A Virtual Porch hosted by Parents Reconciling Network (PRN) and United Methodist Alliance for Transgender Inclusion (UMATI).
Tuesday, July 21, 2026 | 7:00 PM ET | Online via Zoom
What does it look like to love your child without conditions — even when the world tells you it should come with some?
Join us for an evening of honesty, hope, and hard-won wisdom from parents who’ve walked this road. We’ll open with a keynote from Jamie Bruesehoff, author of Raising Kids Beyond the Binary, offering a grounding “Parenting a Trans Child 101” for families just beginning this journey — or those who could use a reminder they’re not alone in it. From there, we’ll move into a panel conversation with Rev. Dare Stevens and Rev. Adam Randazzo (joined by his son, Alex), who will share more with us.
This is a Virtual Porch: an online gathering space where we bring together speakers and stories around topics that matter, the way neighbors used to gather on the porch to talk about what’s really going on. Bring your questions. Bring your own story if you want to share it in the chat. You’ll leave with practical wisdom and the reminder that you are not doing this alone.
Speaker Bios
Keynote
Jamie Bruesehoff (she/they) is an award-winning advocate, speaker, and writer. Rooted in her own queer identity, her experience raising a transgender child, and over two decades working with youth and families, Jamie brings clarity, compassion, and hope to conversations too often shaped by fear and misinformation. She is the author of Raising Kids Beyond the Binary: Celebrating God’s Transgender and Gender-Diverse Children, and her advocacy spans policy, education, healthcare, business, and faith spaces — alongside the direct, on-the-ground work of supporting youth and families. Jamie’s voice has been featured by NPR, PBS NewsHour, Good Morning America, EducationWeek, Parents, and The Trevor Project, among others. She holds degrees in Religion from Gettysburg College and United Lutheran Seminary. Jamie lives with her spouse and kids in New Jersey.
Panelists
Rev. Dare Stevens is the pastor of Church of the Cross in Kettering, Ohio, a Reconciling Ministries Network congregation. He is the father of transgender and queer children, and brings both a pastor’s and a parent’s heart to this conversation.
Rev. Adam Randazzo is the pastor of Living Faith United Methodist Church in Beverly/Ipswich, Massachusetts. He’ll be joined on the panel by his son, Alex, sharing their story together.