For Dakota, a 17-year-old transgender high schooler from the San Gabriel Valley, it was an older trans girl at school who made the difference — who helped ease Dakota's loneliness and give her hope.

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If you’re one of those parents who doesn’t want their kid to get a cell phone until they’re 30, you might want to reconsider. For as much doom-and-gloom as we’ve heard about kids and cell phone usage, ...