Mother of transgender teen hopes to start campaign to beat prejudice

[Shana A]

Mother of transgender teen hopes to start campaign to beat prejudice

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/Mother-transgender-teen-hopes-start-campaign-beat/story-14259291-detail/story.html

A MOTHER whose daughter claimed she was bullied for being transgender has vowed to overcome prejudice by educating teenagers about the issue.

Hannah Whetton, 18, was born a boy called Arron but always felt she was a female trapped in the wrong body, so started a new life as a woman.

But she said she has since suffered bullying and has decided to quit her course in animal care at the Broomfield Hall campus of Derby College as soon as she can find a job.

Now her mum, Carol McNellis, says young people's lack of knowledge about the subject must be tackled.