1.Introduction: Parenting trans and gender diverse children: Background and the current (hysterical) historical moment
2. Leaving the comforts of cis-certitude: Parents making sense of their child’s gender
3. Advocating for a trans or gender diverse children: establishing foundations, finding information and support, and negotiating pressures
4. You should be so lucky not to be treated poorly: Parents’ and carers’ of trans and gender diverse children experiences of healthcare
5. More than bullying, less than support: Parental advocacy and re(inventing) the wheel of inclusion of trans and gender diverse young people in school
6. Negotiating relationships/managing harm: Advocating for trans and gender diverse children in families and communities
7. Conclusion: The function of love is to affirm.