Writing & Media
Selected writing, interviews, and media appearances
Transition Through a Shattered Snowglobe
A personal essay about transition, parenthood, separation, and the effort to remain connected to one’s children.
Selected Media & Advocacy
Where Are They Now? Catching Up With Longtime Michigan Trans Advocate Denise Brogan-Kator
Pride Source · June 2024
A retrospective conversation about Denise’s decades of LGBTQ+ advocacy, her retirement, and the next chapter of her life.
We Won’t Be Erased
The Advocate · March 2023
A reflection on transgender visibility, hard-won legal progress, and the continuing work of resistance.
A Parent’s Guide to Coming Out
State of the Re:Union: Trans Families · WJCT, PRX, and NPR · 2014
Denise and her daughter Amanda Veldorale-Griffin reflect on transition, divorce, parenthood, and learning to make room for a child’s experience. Their conversation begins at approximately 23:30.
Listen to “Trans Families” in iVoox
Official program information · Winner of the 2015 National Edward R. Murrow Award for News Documentary and NLGJA’s Excellence in Radio Award.
Media & Interviews
Selected interviews, radio, podcast, and other media appearances