The Oprah Winfrey Show

The 11-Year-Old Who Wants a Sex Change

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Meet children who say they were born in the wrong body. One is only 11 years old—and wants a sex change.




Shifting Identities
Can a child decide that she was born the wrong sex? How does a parent begin to deal with something like this?


Related Resources


Jana Ekdahl, trans-therapist: www.transformationalunfolding.com
Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States: www.siecus.com
International Foundation for Gender Education: www.ifge.org
GLAAD: www.glaad.org
PFLAG: www.pflag.org


TALK WITH OTHERS
The more informed people are, the more openly transgender folks can live in peace and harmony in this society. They are no different from the rest of us.
— moonstar20

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