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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, glad to hear you're trying to understand and help your child.  This may be a definite thing or it may be a phase but you are right to take this seriously.  If your child does end up being transgender, she will need all your support and understanding.

FWIW, we have a number of transgender friends and my daughter has dated [b]some transgender boys. [/b] Transgender people can have rewarding lives and a good family life just like anyone else.

You sound like a great mom.  Hang in there!

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Really? Your dd has dated more than one transgendered boy? Is being transgendered really this common now? (Not trying to be an ass, sincerely curious). I remember in my high school there were like 3 gay kids out of 1,000 (who were out). I realize that being gay and transgendered are two different things but I'm honestly curious about how much has changed about gender identity and sexuality. Are there significant amounts of trans kids in your typical high school?[/quote]

Different poster here (not the person the above poster was asking) but no, it is still much less common and schools are still figuring out their policies -- especially in this area  (usually awkwardly, but some do a better job than others)  At this point my impression is that large public high schools may have a few transgender kids that are out at any one time -- not necessarily in every grade.  But the thing is it is really hard to know.  Sometimes transgender kids move to a new school when they make their transition and change their name to more closely match their gender identity and expression.   And the universe of kids who openly identify as transgender is certainly smaller than the totals -- many kids probably still do not transition until after high school and some not until they are adults.  But I think with greater public awareness, we will see more people identify in high school. Lest there be any doubt, there is still great risk to these kids of bullying and violent abuse -- there were some high profile assaults on trans adults in DC a few weeks ago -- but things are getting better and generally more teens today in this area seem more open minded about it

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