Mum of 'UK's youngest trans girl' reveals her Xmas wish to be female aged 3
THE mum of "Britain's youngest transgender girl" has revealed her child wished to be female every Christmas from the age of just three.
And proud mum Jeneen is determined to take on critics who say her daughter was allowed to make the life-changing decision too young.that she initially "brushed" off her toddler's "silly" pleas to become a girl - believing it was a "phase". On her fifth birthday she spent the day at Disneyland Paris in a dress. She couldn’t have been happierJeneen, of Liverpool, said: "My family felt she was too young to make the decision to be a girl.Jeneen then phased out the "football stuff" that her toddler always seemed to shun - preferring to play with dolls and dressing up.
This month psychologists said children are being allowed to live as the opposite sex too soon - a decision that could do long-term harm.And last year 2,590 children were referred to the Leeds-based Gender Identity Development Service, where Luna visits.Social psychologist Dr David Canter said: “No one should be assigned the label transgender before puberty.And consultant psychiatrist and TV doc Raj Persaud added: “A careful medical assessment is needed to understand what is going on.
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