Image by artist Irena Shklover
On this week's episode of Sunday Morning (9.7), we learned about the town of Trinidad, CO where sex-change surgery was first performed. During our discussion, the idea of "choice" came through...that we could respect the choice people make to undergo the surgery. I wonder about the word choice in this context because it implies that the disruptions in gender identity that occur in transgenders is something that one can choose to address. This leaves open the idea that some people, if they tried hard enough, could "get over" the struggle they are facing. It occurred to me that maybe we don't recognize that these disruptions occur more often than we think and that they occur from a very early age. So, I wanted to share with you a segment that originally aired on 20/20 last year that examines transgender children and the struggles their families face to ensure the health and happiness of their loved ones.
For links to the continuing parts of the segment, continue reading...