I'm glad for the show being aired, but it was given too little time to cover the topic properly. ( I guess they needed to save most of the showtime to cover a mom who over indulges her family with pasta)
I was surprised that given Dr. Oz's research and coverage on other topics, he seemed in the dark almost completely about the trans issues in kids. Maybe he was playing the game of looking ignorant in order to have the audience better identify with him. I think Opray has done the same thing. I also felt offended that he started the segment with a warning to parents about upcoming "controversial, sensitive topic which could be disturbing to people". Moments later you see this adorable 10 year old girl on stage with her mom. Boy that's scary!
All of this said, the most telling thing that I heard and took away was Josie's mother saying that the docs had misdiagnosed her daughter and while trying to get 'him' to accept 'his' male identity, Josie was pumped up with as many as 14-17 drugs to deal with her 'problems'. She was seen by docs as maybe having been OCD, depressed, ADD or any number of other incorrect diagnosis. As soon as they let Josie be Josie, a little girl, she was again normal, happy and healthy. Just look at her infectious smile, and you know she was right.
The health care providers need to listen to the kids who know themselves best. "Just let your children be themselves, and they will grow up healthy", said Josie's mother. Run from doctors who know little about GID who prescribe a battery of drugs to dope up your kids!
When will the medical community get the proper education on GI (gender incongruence) such that they can not make such alarming mistakes?
