Pediatricians see growing number of cross-gender kids like Coy Mathis
Coy Mathis, 6, talks with her dad, Jeremy, in front of the state Capitol on Thursday. (Joe Amon, The Denver Post) Experts say increasing numbers of little kids are showing up in doctors offices...
View ArticleAre toddlers capable of gender dysphoria?
A 5-year-old child with large dark eyes, full lips and a button nose stares out from the front page of The Washington Post Sunday edition. Transgender at Five declares the provocative headline. The...
View ArticleWhat 'transgender' means, and how society views it
Bradley Manning's statement that he'll no longer be a "he" but rather a "she" named Chelsea Manning sets the Army private on a path that most transgender individuals have taken. -- Related: Bradley...
View ArticleLetting girl live as boy 'the right decision'
A medical ethics expert has praised the family of a seven-year-old girl who are backing a decision for her to live as a boy and to medically stop the onset of puberty despite criticism the child is too...
View ArticleTransgender kids face confusion fom others —- and te
Amber, a soft-spoken, feminine 12-year-old who loves Hello Kitty and fashion design, lives with a secret. It is a secret most sixth-graders can’t fathom, one she hides behind pink skirts and makeup. It...
View ArticleJoycelyn Elders promoting transsexuals in military
comes from the Palm Center at San Francisco State University, a sex issues-oriented think tank, and concludes that people understand more now about sexual deviation, and therefore there “is no...
View ArticleJust a girl, in the world
Life of Riley … the 15-year-old says she's always felt like a girl. Photo: Nick Cubbin For Riley's parents, one of the first giveaways was the tea towel. At three years of age, Riley would shape it...
View ArticleTranssexuality is not a 'lifestyle choice'
Life of Riley … the 15-year-old says she's always felt like a girl. Photo: Nick Cubbin For Riley's parents, one of the first giveaways was the tea towel. At three years of age, Riley would shape it...
View ArticleWhy Transgender Teens Want Medicaid to Help Pay to Block Puberty
Many transgender teenagers dread puberty, and not just because of the pimples and squeaky voices. As bodies start to change, children slowly and uncontrollably leave the relative comfort of their...
View ArticleCross-Gender Identity Among Children: Psychological Challenges
Experts say increasing numbers of children are showing up in doctors offices insisting they were born into the body of the wrong sex. "We're seeing it all across the state," said Dr Daniel Reirden, a...
View ArticleAmber, born Aaron: More support available for transgender children
LOS ANGELES -- Amber, a soft-spoken, feminine 12-year-old who loves Hello Kitty and fashion design, lives with a secret. It is a secret most sixth-graders can't fathom, one she hides behind pink skirts...
View Article'I am a girl': Transgender children � born, they say, with the wrong bodies...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — She is only 6 years old. Already the child who sits, legs tucked, on a canopied bed near a closet filled with princess dresses has lost her best friends. Kids who used to ask A.J. to...
View ArticleThe doctors defying the FDA by prescribing transgender kids with...
An increasing number of children are realising they are transgender, and are actively seeking care at clinics around America. Because of their age, parents and doctors are having to make tough...
View Article'I am a girl': Transgender children � born, they say, with the wrong bodies...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — She is only 6 years old. Already the child who sits, legs tucked, on a canopied bed near a closet filled with princess dresses has lost her best friends. Kids who used to ask A.J. to...
View ArticleNormal or not? When one's gender identity causes distress
The latest edition of the mental health manual used by psychiatrists to diagnose disorders reveals a change in thinking on gender identity. The perspective change is similar to a decision made in 1973,...
View ArticleDrug treatments for transgender kids pose difficult choices for parents, doctors
While no one knows how many American children have gender identity disorder, increasing numbers are being treated for a condition long ignored or denied by parents and pediatricians. “There’s no...
View ArticleTransgender no longer a mental ‘disorder’ in diagnostic manual
(CNN) — The American Psychiatric Association announced this month approved changes in its official guide to classifying mental illnesses. Among the major announced changes to the manual, known as...
View ArticleLandmark ruling in hormone treatment case
Parents who want their children to take hormones to help block puberty – allowing them to later change their gender – no longer have to apply to the Family Court for permission, a landmark ruling has...
View ArticleTransgender kids get help navigating a difficult path
Amber, a soft-spoken, feminine 12-year-old who loves Hello Kitty and fashion design, lives with a secret. It is a secret most sixth-graders can't fathom, one she hides behind pink skirts and makeup. It...
View ArticleCalls to help sex-change kids as demand for gender reassignment soars
The number of children accessing medical treatment to help them change gender has increased 60-fold, leaving Australia’s only clinic for transgender young people struggling to cope with the rise in...
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