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11-year-old girl to take first steps in becoming a boy after years of torment (http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/news/gold-coast/year-old-girl-to-take-first-steps-in-becoming-a-boy-after-years-of-torment/story-fnj94idh-1227683815253)
http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/news/gold-coast/year-old-girl-to-take-first-steps-in-becoming-a-boy-after-years-of-torment/story-fnj94idh-1227683815253

Lucy Kinbacher | Gold Coast Bulletin

Savvy Klee is just 11 years of age but already she knows the thing she wants most in life is to be a boy.

Born Savarnni, the Ormeau youngster has already taken the first steps towards changing her gender after years of torment.

In the new year she will ­officially register the change of name which will also allow her to be recognised as a male at school and she will begin testosterone treatment.

"I don't feel like a girl," she said yesterday.

"I feel like I should have been born a boy but something got mixed up when I was in mum's tummy, I think — maybe it was the weird food she ate.

"My brain feels like it's a boy but my body thinks it's a girl.

"I do not like being a girl at all."

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An article in which the child is misgendered throughout. Ugh.

Interesting comment about him starting testosterone treatment at age 12... wonder if that's true or they're really referring to blockers?

That's a beautiful story; however, I think we should rrspect the child's gender identity and refer to him as a "he", Ms Grqce.

Ritana

I agree - sadly it appears the journalist who wrote the story doesn't and is the one who wrote the whole article using the wrong pronouns, not I... :)

It's amazing how his own mum is using the right pronouns; but the 'journalist' (not sure if that's the right word because they couldn't get their facts straight) was unable to do the same thing  ::)

There's a lot of problematic language in this article...