Cassie Wilson can pinpoint the moment her daughter Melanie became her son, Tom. They were in the supermarket and Melanie, then two and a half, said: "I don't want to be a girl any more - I'm going to be a boy, and I'm going to be called Tom."
"That was …
more ...The letter you always wanted to write
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Dear First-Born Child, I can't describe how thrilled I was when you were born. I'd had no wish for anything other than a healthy baby but …
more ...Transgender individuals experience discrimination in all domains of their personal and social life. Discrimination is believed to be associated with worse quality of life (QoL).
To investigate the relation between QoL and perceived levels of discrimination and social support in individuals with gender dysphoria (GD).
Individuals with …
more ...Camille is six. Today she is wearing a dress patterned with strawberries and a pink zip-up sweatshirt with Dance printed across the front in sparkly sequins. Her fingernails are painted alternately pink and blue. She likes playing with Barbies. Her favourite Disney heroines are Elsa from Frozen and Ariel from …
more ...By Professor Kevan Wylie on the 1 August 2009.
Gender dysphoria is a rare clinical condition that may present to the physician, requiring recognition and appropriate support. Clinical pathways have now been clarified and there are a number of interventions that can be affirmative and supportive for patients who …
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