Para quienes se preguntan si los adolescentes son capaces de tomar sus propias decisiones. La historia de Nicole y Jonas Maines, de 14, son gemelos idénticos. Nicole, antes Wyatt nunca se sintió cómoda en un cuerpo de hombre. Vive como chica con el apoyo de su familia
La historia: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2073416/The-incredible-story-identical-twin-boys-14-lives-girl-hormone-therapy-transgender.html#ixzz1gQpirfI5
Por qué es importante apoyar a los niños, niñas y adolescentes:
“The transgender portion of the population has been largely ignored and vastly under-serviced for many years. All too often transgender individuals are at greater risk of social rejection, sexual and physical violence.
The shame and rejection felt by some can lead to self-harming behaviours, increased drug use, homelessness, HIV/AIDS infection, depression and suicide.
The Youth Suicide Prevention Program states that 50 per cent of transgender youth will have had at least one suicide attempt by their 20th birthday while two-thirds said they felt unsafe at school.
There are arguments, in particular from the Christian right, about the morality of changing gender and some doctors consider young teens too immature to make such life-altering decisions.”
Hay una clínica en Boston dedicada precisamente a atender y ayudar a los niñes trans:
Children’s Hospital Gender Management Services Clinic, que abrió en 2007 por el endocrinólogo Norman Spack y el urólogo David Diamond.
Dr Spack, 68, who has decades of experience working with transgender youth and adults told the Boston Globe: ‘We’re talking about a population that has the highest rate of suicide attempts in the world, and it’s strongly linked to non-treatment, especially if they are rejected within their family for being who they think they are.’
