Interesting Story
Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 9:48 pm
It seems the state of Fla. is is making some progess in human rights.
The first story I didn't have a link for , But the link at the end of first story explains the first a little more. Kind of sad really.
Danette
Transgender child to enter Florida school Hassan
Mirza, Gay.com UK
Wed Jul 12, 3:03 AM ET
SUMMARY: A transgender child in Broward County, Fla.,
whose parents say she hates having a penis will start
kindergarten this fall as a girl.
A transgender child in Florida, genetically a boy,
will be admitted to kindergarten this fall as a girl,
the Miami Herald reported.
She's believed to be the youngest trans child admitted
into south Florida schools, which have been praised
for their accommodations toward transgender students.
Mental health professionals have diagnosed the child
with gender dysphoria, a condition in which a person
believes that he or she is the opposite gender.
"Gender dysphoria can take place during a fetus'
development in the womb," gender specialist and
sexologist Marilyn Volker, Ph.D, of Miami, told the
Herald.
The child has been examined for two years, and it has
been determined that she is not going through a phase.
She has told her parents that she hates having a penis
and often hides it between her legs, the Herald
reported.
The Broward County school system has agreed to admit
the child into school as a girl. Though she despises
boys' clothes, she will dress in gender-neutral
clothing and use a gender-neutral name.
"The school officials have agreed to continue working
with the family and medical professionals to help
create an environment that will maximize the child's
ability to learn and grow within the school system,"
said family attorney Karen Doering, who specializes in
defending the rights of LGBT people.
After consulting with pediatric endocrinologists,
counselors, and school officials, the parents -- an
attorney and a counselor -- have decided it is in the
child's best interest to live as a girl.
Tobias Packer, South Florida field organizer for
Equality Florida, who is transgendered, praised the
Broward and Miami-Dade school systems, saying they are
exemplary "when it comes to the rights of
transgendered people." If you'd like to know more, you
can find stories related to Transgender child to enter
Florida school.
http://www.newtimesbpb.com/Issues/2006- ... ature.html
The first story I didn't have a link for , But the link at the end of first story explains the first a little more. Kind of sad really.
Danette
Transgender child to enter Florida school Hassan
Mirza, Gay.com UK
Wed Jul 12, 3:03 AM ET
SUMMARY: A transgender child in Broward County, Fla.,
whose parents say she hates having a penis will start
kindergarten this fall as a girl.
A transgender child in Florida, genetically a boy,
will be admitted to kindergarten this fall as a girl,
the Miami Herald reported.
She's believed to be the youngest trans child admitted
into south Florida schools, which have been praised
for their accommodations toward transgender students.
Mental health professionals have diagnosed the child
with gender dysphoria, a condition in which a person
believes that he or she is the opposite gender.
"Gender dysphoria can take place during a fetus'
development in the womb," gender specialist and
sexologist Marilyn Volker, Ph.D, of Miami, told the
Herald.
The child has been examined for two years, and it has
been determined that she is not going through a phase.
She has told her parents that she hates having a penis
and often hides it between her legs, the Herald
reported.
The Broward County school system has agreed to admit
the child into school as a girl. Though she despises
boys' clothes, she will dress in gender-neutral
clothing and use a gender-neutral name.
"The school officials have agreed to continue working
with the family and medical professionals to help
create an environment that will maximize the child's
ability to learn and grow within the school system,"
said family attorney Karen Doering, who specializes in
defending the rights of LGBT people.
After consulting with pediatric endocrinologists,
counselors, and school officials, the parents -- an
attorney and a counselor -- have decided it is in the
child's best interest to live as a girl.
Tobias Packer, South Florida field organizer for
Equality Florida, who is transgendered, praised the
Broward and Miami-Dade school systems, saying they are
exemplary "when it comes to the rights of
transgendered people." If you'd like to know more, you
can find stories related to Transgender child to enter
Florida school.
http://www.newtimesbpb.com/Issues/2006- ... ature.html