Transgender teen from Madison hopes public service announcement will help stop bullying

Published: Sunday, July 31, 2011; Last Updated: Sun. Jul 31, 2011, 2:40am
By Alexandra Sanders, New Haven Register

http://middletownpress.com/articles/2011/07/31/news/doc4e34f8c3f0978807054491.txt

MADISON — Since age 3, Kenny Blaha knew he was in the wrong body.

Blaha, at 5 years old, was told by a psychiatrist he had "gender identity disorder." He played with Barbies instead of Matchbox cars and thought nothing of it until age 9, when he said people started pointing at him.

Now, Blaha, 18, dresses in women's clothes, paints his nails and wears makeup, but says he is unsure which gender he identifies with.

Transgender teen from Madison hopes public service announcement will help stop bullying (videos)

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Published: Tuesday, August 02, 2011
By Alexandra Sanders

MADISON — Since age 3, Kenny Blaha knew he was in the wrong body.

Blaha, at 5 years old, was told by a psychiatrist he had "gender identity disorder." He played with Barbies instead of Matchbox cars and thought nothing of it until age 9, when he said people started pointing at him.

Now, Blaha, 18, dresses in women's clothes, paints his nails and wears makeup, but says he is unsure which gender he identifies with.