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Started by Allamakee, February 01, 2010, 02:39:08 AM

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February 01, 2010, 02:39:08 AM
Transgender Children
Gender Across Borders (blog)
by Emily Heroy
January 29, 2010

http://genderacrossborders.com/2010/01/29/transgender-children/

Many people do not know that transgender children exist, or at least pretend that they don't exist. It's probably because the subject is quite an uncomfortable one for many parents. Living as a transgender person is difficult enough; let alone being a child who has to endure childhood, puberty, and adolescence all the while changing genders at the same time. But yes, there are transgender children out there. Many are hiding, because the children and their parents are afraid.

Despite the truth, our society tells us that there are only two genders: man and woman; boy and girl. One woman, Rita Arens, writes about her encounter with a parent of a transgender child:
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