Tuesday on Lake Effect: 'My Son Wears Heels', 'Leave Me', Precious Lives

Tuesday on Lake Effect:

We meet Milwaukee-native Julie Tarney, whose new book shares her journey as the parent of a gender nonconforming child, and the positive example she hopes it will set. Later, Gayle Forman’s latest novel, Leave Me, asks some big “what-if” kinds of questions. And on Precious Lives, we learn how a basketball league fits in the effort to stem the violence in Milwaukee.

Guests:

• Julie Tarney, author, My Son Wears Heels: One Mom’s Journey from Clueless to Kickass
• Gayle Forman, author, Leave Me
• Precious Lives, series

Segments:

• 'My Son Wears Heels': One Mom's Experience Raising a Gender Nonconforming Child
• Gayle Forman's First Adult Novel Wrestles With Idea Of The 'Bad Mom'
• #088 Precious Lives: The Crying Coach