Okinawan boy wins English speech contest

[Natasha]

Okinawan boy wins English speech contest

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20081123TDY02307.htm
11/23/2008

Shimozato began his speech by explaining his gender identity disorder condition, about which he was sometimes teased during primary school days.

One day as a fourth-grader, Shimozato saw one of his female friends playing the piano at his school, surrounded by others. "They all looked so happy. I wanted to be able to smile like her," he recalled.  "More importantly, I wanted others to smile at me."