WATCH: "Mom, I'm Not A Girl"http://www.advocate.com/families/2015/10/16/watch-mom-im-not-girlThe Advocate/By Cleis Abeni October 16 2015 3:46 PM EDT
"Penel is like many 8-year-old boys.
He thrashes about practicing superhero kicks in front of a mirror.
He collects colorful dinosaur toys.
He sports a short haircut: high and bushy on the top and close cropped on the sides.
He's boisterous, outspoken, and full of toothy smiles.
Yet, in one crucial way he's different.
He was assigned "female" at birth."
