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Title: 6 Years Later, Transgender Teen From 'Oprah' And His Brother Are Best Friends (V
Post by: DriftingCrow on November 06, 2013, 10:36:12 PM
6 Years Later, Transgender Teen From 'Oprah' And His Brother Are Best Friends (VIDEO)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/06/transgender-teen-oprah_n_4219464.html?utm_hp_ref=transgender
Author: OWN Source: Huffington post

Back in 2007, "Oprah Show" viewers met a teenager named Jake. Jake was born as Julia and lived as a girl for 14 years [. . . ] He began taking bi-weekly hormone shots and at age 15, had a double mastectomy. Though Jake's family supported his transition, his younger brother, Jason, was coping with the loss of his sister and the attention Jake was receiving from their parents.

[Jason started having problems and the two brothers didn't have a good relationship].

[Now] "The state of our relationship now is really good, I think," Jake says.

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It's nice to see how people grow closer over time.