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Title: Unhappy as a boy, Kim became youngest ever transsexual at 12
Post by: tinkerbell on January 28, 2007, 01:57:10 PM
Quote from: articleA German boy, now 14, is believed to be the youngest patient in the world pursuing gender reassignment after convincing doctors two years ago he wanted to live as a female.



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Title: Re: Unhappy as a boy, Kim became youngest ever transsexual at 12
Post by: Brittany on January 29, 2007, 02:43:28 AM
Wow. I can only wish that I had the guts to protest back then. I still can't work up the courage to do so now! This is pretty cool.
Title: Re: Unhappy as a boy, Kim became youngest ever transsexual at 12
Post by: Nero on January 29, 2007, 03:01:50 AM
If only. If i'd been able to not go through puberty as female, I'd be a much happier person today.
Title: Re: Unhappy as a boy, Kim became youngest ever transsexual at 12
Post by: Hazumu on January 29, 2007, 09:33:04 AM
...but will society be able to follow such a path to enlightenment?  Or, after this and a few other cases, will the pendulum swing back the other way?

<sigh>

Karen
Title: Re: Unhappy as a boy, Kim became youngest ever transsexual at 12
Post by: sandra on January 30, 2007, 01:50:27 PM
Tinker Bell,

Thank you  :)  very much for posting this article.  It's not only
good to see this kind of acceptance from doctors and parents,
but also to know that at least some doctors can be flexible
when it comes to the mental as well as physical health of
the individual.   
         
         :icon_chick: Sandra

Karen,

Good point.  :)  My feeling -- and it's just my feeling -- is that
with the growth in medical knowledge, greater visibility of
the TG community in general, increased public education
thru outreach, improvement in discrimination laws, etc.;
more and more parents are open to the reality of what
may be present and growing in their children -- and are
also emboldened to support them because of the above
mentioned changes and others.  (Whew!!!)

         FWIW,  :icon_chick: Sandra
Title: Re: Unhappy as a boy, Kim became youngest ever transsexual at 12
Post by: LostInTime on January 30, 2007, 02:31:18 PM
I foolishly could not wait for puberty (which hit me late) as I thought that it would help "cure" me of the "abnormal" thoughts about wanting to be a girl.

Of course times have changed in some parts of the world.
Title: Re: Unhappy as a boy, Kim became youngest ever transsexual at 12
Post by: Suzy on January 30, 2007, 03:11:10 PM
This story got a lot of publicity on a local talk show this morning.  Amazingly, it was well treated.  I was shocked and pleasantly surprised.

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Title: Re: Unhappy as a boy, Kim became youngest ever transsexual at 12
Post by: sandra on February 02, 2007, 09:43:46 AM
Tinkerbell,

If you click on your original "article" link, you will see an
"update" link there in blue type -- "Update: Sex change
child wants operation sooner"

Thanks again for posting the original link.

Cheers,  :icon_chick: Sandra

Title: Re: Unhappy as a boy, Kim became youngest ever transsexual at 12
Post by: tinkerbell on February 02, 2007, 03:41:42 PM
Quote from: sandra on February 02, 2007, 09:43:46 AM
Tinkerbell,

If you click on your original "article" link, you will see an
"update" link there in blue type -- "Update: Sex change
child wants operation sooner"

Thanks again for posting the original link.

Cheers,  :icon_chick: Sandra



Thanks for the 411 Sandra, I appreciate it! :)


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