Gender-confused boy, 10, goes back to Worcester school dressed as a girl
A boy of ten who wants a sex-change has gone back to school dressed as a girl - after braving ‘barbaric’ verbal taunts from adults.
The child has been praised by relatives and teachers after being diagnosed with gender dysphoria during the summer holidays.
Fellow pupils at the school in Worcester have been told of the identity change at special assemblies called at the start of term.
The child’s mother, 36, said: ‘She is within her mind a girl but she has a boy’s body. She is a girlie girl.’ But she also revealed her child had been branded ‘a freak’ by other adults and reduced to tears by one man while shopping.
Gender surgery is banned for under-18s but the youngster intends to start taking hormone tablets before reaching puberty.
The child’s stance has been backed by therapists, while the school has also been hailed for its ‘inclusive’ approach - although some parents have complained about what they say is a lack of consultation.
The mother said: ‘She has suffered bullying but is happier to be going to school as a girl.
‘When we made her dress as a boy, she would get into a right state - it just doesn’t feel natural to her.
‘It’s going to be a hard school life for us and for her as well. But she is a strong person and I’m sure we will get through it as a family. The other pupils have been little stars who have accepted my daughter into the fold.’
Michelle Bridgman, a psychotherapist and project manager for the Gender Trust charity, described the child’s bullies as ‘barbaric’.
‘What it comes from is total ignorance around the subject,’ she said.
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It's good that the other kids are okay with it, but God. So much fail in this article I don't even.
The child has been praised by relatives and teachers after being diagnosed with gender dysphoria during the summer holidays.
Fellow pupils at the school in Worcester have been told of the identity change at special assemblies called at the start of term.
The child’s mother, 36, said: ‘She is within her mind a girl but she has a boy’s body. She is a girlie girl.’ But she also revealed her child had been branded ‘a freak’ by other adults and reduced to tears by one man while shopping.
Gender surgery is banned for under-18s but the youngster intends to start taking hormone tablets before reaching puberty.
The child’s stance has been backed by therapists, while the school has also been hailed for its ‘inclusive’ approach - although some parents have complained about what they say is a lack of consultation.
The mother said: ‘She has suffered bullying but is happier to be going to school as a girl.
‘When we made her dress as a boy, she would get into a right state - it just doesn’t feel natural to her.
‘It’s going to be a hard school life for us and for her as well. But she is a strong person and I’m sure we will get through it as a family. The other pupils have been little stars who have accepted my daughter into the fold.’
Michelle Bridgman, a psychotherapist and project manager for the Gender Trust charity, described the child’s bullies as ‘barbaric’.
‘What it comes from is total ignorance around the subject,’ she said.
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It's good that the other kids are okay with it, but God. So much fail in this article I don't even.