Elsa, a 9-year-old from Boulder, insisted as soon as she could speak that she was a girl, even though she was assigned male at birth. After family counseling last year, Elsa’s parents let her choose her own name and live as a girl.

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Kai and Elsa rest at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder’s booth as sibling Sky watches the crowd after the family marched in the PrideFest parade in Denver. JOE AMON, THE DENVER POST

Joe Amon