Daily Mail OnlineThe little boy who started a sex change aged eight because he (and his lesbian parents) knew he always wanted to be a girl Parents say it's better for Thomas to have sex change before he is adultBy Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 12:04 PM on 30th September 2011
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he lesbian parents of an 11-year-old boy who is undergoing the process of becoming a girl last night defended the decision, claiming it was better for a child to have a sex change when young.
Thomas Lobel, who now calls himself Tammy, is undergoing controversial hormone blocking treatment in Berkeley, California to stop him going through puberty as a boy.
But Pauline Moreno and Debra Lobel warn that children with gender identity disorder forced to postpone transitioning could face a higher risk of suicide.
Therapy: Thomas Lobel, who now calls himself Tammy, is undergoing controversial hormone blocking treatment
Therapy: Thomas Lobel, who now calls himself Tammy, is undergoing controversial hormone blocking treatment
Enlarge No pressure: The boy's two lesbian adopted mothers say that they have not forced their son to become a girl
No pressure: The boy's two lesbian adopted mothers, Debra, left, and Pauline, right, say that they have not forced their son to become a girl
The mothers say that one of the first things Thomas told them when he learned sign language aged three - because of a speech impediment - was, 'I am a girl'.
At age seven, after threatening genital mutilation on himself, psychiatrists diagnosed Thomas with gender identity disorder. By the age of eight, he began transitioning.
This summer, he started taking hormone-blocking drugs, which will stop him from experiencing puberty.
