Transgender children share coming out stories
By Crystal A. Proxmire
Originally printed 4/19/2012 (Issue 2016 - Between The Lines News)
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The little girl in the audience had a hard time sitting still. She lay across her grandmother's lap and kicked her little purple-tight-covered legs in the air, amused by the way her lavender tutu skirt crunched as she moved. In front of the crowd a panel of parents, and one grandparent - her own grandfather, spoke about what it's like to have a transgender child.
Dr. Antonia Caretto, a well-known psychologist, hosted the panel as part of Transgender Day of Empowerment. The issue of children transitioning can be a controversial one, but studies show that transgender people known from the time they are toddlers that they have a strong disposition towards a gender expression that is different from the one that is expected of them based on their body parts.
Brian, the six-year-old's grandfather, shared his experience and advice so that other parents who might have transgender children could learn from the things his family experienced.
