Transgender Children & Youth

Many may question their gender growing up, but never really give it too much in-depth thought. Others will go along [happily] being themselves "because." And in a lot of cases, that they are not the gender they know themselves to be isn't usually an issue until - PUBERTY. Puberty comes skulking around, doing its dastardly deeds on our bodies, making changes we knew were inevitable but chose to ignore. In some cases, we deceived ourselves into thinking these changes would never happen to us...because after all, we know best who we really are, in spite of what other people may believe. Puberty in itself wreaks havoc on many teens. They become rebellious. Some dabble i…

This may be the finest presentation I've ever seen by the parent of a transgender child. I came across it late last night and found myself brought close to tears and real joy for the family and for Dana, their wonderful son: Proud to call you my transgender son

Wayne Maines, 08.06.2012 1:49pm "One of the first decisions is whether to tell others that our children are transgender. This decision is often dynamic, as the environments change, we have to change, too. Not telling our schools and community is called "Going Stealth." Going stealth often starts as early as preschool. It is a simpler time in many ways. No one need's to know except family, doctors and a small inner circle of friends. Later, in elementary school, we often decide to leave stealth mode to inform teachers, staff and sometimes community leaders that we have a transgender child. It is not an easy decision. Doing so creates new challenges and bigger fears." -hu…

She's in the news again... Jul 13, 10:34 AM (ET) By FRAZIER MOORE EW YORK (AP) — Like many 14-year-old girls, Jazz Jennings goes to school, plays soccer, hangs out with friends, has a thing for mermaids and loves social media, kind of wishes her tummy were a little bit flatter, and lives life feeling good about herself. She's also transgender. She was assigned male at birth yet was sure as young as 2 years old that she was a girl. She transitioned into Jazz at 5. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20150713/us-tv-i-am-jazz-3fc49bc953.html

"Jonas and Wyatt Maines were born identical twins, but from the start each had a distinct personality... The process of remaking a family of identical twin boys into a family with one boy and one girl has been heartbreaking and harrowing and, in the end, inspiring - a lesson in the courage of a child, a child who led them, and in the transformational power of love..." Read the news article: Led by the child who simply knew

An important article: https://medium.com/indian-thoughts/the-child-i-love-822af4adb4d1#.9zyxpydin

And now, from Texas: To Be, or Not to Be in the Yearbook. A transgender high school student in Texas was told his yearbook photo was rejected because he wore a tuxedo. Michelle Garcia | November 13 2013 5:15 PM ET "The photography studio that took Loredo's senior picture was told to withhold it once school administrators learned that he took it in a tuxedo, Loredo says. After the family lodged a complaint with the district, the superintendent reportedly said the photo would offend the town's "community standards."" --advocate.com Student Omitted From Yearbook — Possibly for Tuxedo

UK “Children who believe they have been born the wrong sex can obtain ‘puberty delay’ drugs on the NHS, it has been revealed.” - By Editor,TNT 'Puberty delay' drugs for children confused about gender

Scotland “A SCHOOLBOY who claimed he was sent home for dressing as a girl has won his battle to return to classes.” - Janice Burns Cross-dressing pupil to return to school

“An audience member asked about how Fausto-Sterling’s research would explain transgendered children, who are born one sex but identify themselves as another gender. She said it means those children aren’t necessarily born that way but might have developed into that identity.” - Kay Luna, The Quad-City Times Gender identification occurs early Looks like we’re back on “Nature VS Nurture”. ~ Beth

See for reference; OTTAWA “The historic Girl Guides of Canada is wrestling with a very modern question: Whether to allow transgender girls — children who were born male but identify as girls — into their troops.” - Kris Sims Girl Guides of Canada considering transgender members

UK “Experts believe this will give children the “space” to decide if they want to live as male or female, before the appearance of physical signs such as facial hair or breasts.” - Georgia James NHS Gives Puberty Delay Drugs To Children With GID

Ontario, Canada “This is bad, bad stuff. First, there is a great deal of medical research proving these profoundly serious drugs have deleterious effects on the brain and can do untold damage. Second, such treatment is not widely endorsed at all, and there are very few doctors who would advise or prescribe such medication. Third, the whole argument rests on the assumption that young people may be "trapped" in the wrong body, rather than being confused, abused, unhappy kids.” - MICHAEL COREN No sex, please This is a pretty darn good example of a well articulated transphobic individual being allowed to spread a healthy dose of hate in the news ~ Beth

Minnesota “Maxx Flaa, a 2010 graduate of Albert Lea High School, knows this first hand. Maxx is transgender, meaning he was born biologically female but identifies himself as a male. He legally changed his name from Maddie to Maxxwell last August, but didn’t come out as transgender until after high school.” - Kelli Lageson Teen hopes to help others like himself

“The Sunday Times over the weekend had a feature about six children suffering from Gender Identity Disorder who are being given drugs to delay the onset of puberty, giving them more time to decide whether they wish to change sex later in life. The operations are being paid for by the taxpayers, although I don't think that's the issue. If the state can pay several thousands to save a person from a life of misery and eventual suicide then I for one think that is money well-spent. And yet the strange thing is that, taking aside the fact that “blockers” may affect cognitive ability and bone density, there's actually no accepted medical proof or consensus that sex change oper…

Caused from the events in this thread; Louisiana “Louisiana Girl Scouts have never been asked to admit a transgendered child, said Marianne Addy, the spokeswoman for Girl Scouts Louisiana East, which provides scouting activities for 17,000 girls. And soon after the Colorado decision last fall, Louisiana Scouting directors, who are free to set local policy, decided transgendered children would not be allowed should one ever apply.” - Bruce Nolan Transgendered Girl Scout causes stir

"A teen transsexual who is celebrating after getting the green light to become a woman has revealed how he was inspired by singer Lady Gaga. Cambell Kenneford, 16, dreamed of being a female model - despite being born a man..." Read the article (with photos): 'I was born this way': Teenage transsexual reveals how Lady Gaga inspired him to have full sex change

"A German teenage boy who always wanted to be a girl underwent a sex-change operation last month, according to Britain's The Sun newspaper. At age 16, Kim Petras -- born Tim Petras -- is believed to be the world's youngest transsexual. She began undergoing hormone therapy when she was 12" Read the article and see photos at http://news.aol.com/health/article/teen-se...m-petras/331320

Mitch Kellaway | July 08 2015 6:06 PM ET ""We were all happy to adjust around Penel," Patterson shared with women's lifestyle magazine Family Circle, in an issue hitting shelves next week. "Our immediate family has only ever known Penel as he is — we've never asked him to change his ways. So we simply had to change our language around him."" -- advocate.com Two Black Trans Boys, Two N.Y. Families, and Boundless Love

Trans youth Coy Mathis, now 7, made the news in June when the Colorado Civil Rights Division, in a landmark case, ruled that the action of her school of banning her from using the girl’s bathroom violated a state law that protects transgender people. http://lexiecannes.wordpress.com/2013/10/23/3-year-old-trans-kid-wonders-when-she-will-get-her-girl-parts/

This is a truly beautiful story of the strength of a beautiful little girl. We should all take a lesson from her when we're struggling. 4th grader shames GOP Texas senators who have been “attacking me since Pre-K”

Mitch Kellaway | February 05 2015 3:05 PM ET "This week, Q opened up to the Empire State Pride Agenda about what it means to be him in a handwritten letter — sprinkled with heartwarming details and several misspellings — that he then recorded himself reading aloud. Along with his mother, Francisca, Q lent his story to the Pride Agenda's Change.org petition to protect LGBT youth from "conversion" therapy and secure trans New Yorkers basic civil rights." --advocate.com Adorable 8-Year-Old on Being a Trans Boy: 'I Just Know It'

Leslie Lagerstrom 07.09.2012 "With situations like this, we have found that it is good to involve an intermediary -- good for the people we are interacting with, because they do not have to worry about offending us with questions, comments, or concerns, and even better for us, because rejection from an intermediary somehow hurts less than receiving it directly from the source. With that in mind, we enlisted the help of a camp chaperone... "And so we waited. And worried. And obsessed. And wondered if it would be possible for these people to give Sam a much-deserved chance to go to camp just like everyone else." -huffingtonpost.com A Happy Camper

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