ABC-TV: "Should Mom Support Teen's Transgender Surgery Request?"
March 9, 2012. 9:24 am • Section: Trans Talk
Posted by: Jillian Page
http://blogs.montrealgazette.com/2012/03/09/abc-tv-should-mom-support-teens-transgender-surgery-request/The ABC-TV program What Would You Do? sent a couple of actors into a diner — playing a mom and her son — "to test how bystanders would react to witnessing a teenage boy tell his mother that he is interested in gender reassignment surgery," it says on its site.
There's a video on ABC's site you can watch (which I didn't). Apparently, at least two women sitting at a nearby table spoke up, and showed support for the boy.
You can also cast your vote on the question of "What would you do if you saw a mom berating a teen for wanting gender reassignment surgery?"
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Mar 9, 2012 8:00am
Should Mom Support Teen's Transgender Surgery Request?
By ASHLEY LOUSZKO
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2012/03/should-mom-support-teens-transgender-surgery-request/It's hard to forget Chaz Bono's zest on the dance floor in last season's "Dancing with the Stars," but his appearance wasn't all glitter and glam. As the show's first transgender competitor, Chaz Bono — author, activist and, of course, the child of Cher — faced a backlash, with several conservative media groups threatening to boycott the show.
Thanks to Bono, the issue of gender reassignment surgery has received much press, but — as the backlash proved — publicity doesn't necessarily equal acceptance. "What Would You Do?" decided to test how bystanders would react to witnessing a teenage boy tell his mother that he is interested in gender reassignment surgery. Both the boy and the mother were actors hired by "What Would You Do?"
