Marti Abernathey picks a way through the panic, confusion and maltreatment that surrounds transgender children.
‘At age three my child, who I understood to be a boy, began expressing a preference for all things girly,’ recalls Catherine, mother of 16-year-old Becca.
‘We were hoping this was a phase and something we could influence. So we sought treatment and were told we could “encourage boy play” and “discourage girl play”.’
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