Posted on Mar 25, 2023
‘It is hurting us’: Trans kids and parents in Missouri speak out, and brace for bans
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Three trans boys and their parents describe growing up amid a wave of anti-trans legislation.
As their health care is being debated in Missouri’s legislature, the lives of three young trans boys growing up in St. Louis County are, for now, largely unchanged.
Speaking to St. Louis on the Air’s Elaine Cha, they described attending school, playing in sports leagues and looking forward to summer camp — typical for a group of young friends between the ages of 9 and 11. With the consent of their parents, the three boys spoke to St. Louis Public Radio on the condition that they not be named.
“My coming out was very spontaneous,” said an 11-year-old trans boy. Accepted by his parents and friends after coming out, he has lived as a boy for more than five years, a substantial proportion of his young life.
As their health care is being debated in Missouri’s legislature, the lives of three young trans boys growing up in St. Louis County are, for now, largely unchanged.
Speaking to St. Louis on the Air’s Elaine Cha, they described attending school, playing in sports leagues and looking forward to summer camp — typical for a group of young friends between the ages of 9 and 11. With the consent of their parents, the three boys spoke to St. Louis Public Radio on the condition that they not be named.
“My coming out was very spontaneous,” said an 11-year-old trans boy. Accepted by his parents and friends after coming out, he has lived as a boy for more than five years, a substantial proportion of his young life.
‘It is hurting us’: Trans kids and parents in Missouri speak out, and brace for bans
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."They just don't understand," he said. "And they don't know how much it is hurting us."
To hear more from the three trans boys and their parents, including their reflections on coming out, choosing their new identities, and testifying in Jefferson City, listen to the full St. Louis on the Air conversation on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcast, Stitcher, or by clicking the play button below."...
..."They just don't understand," he said. "And they don't know how much it is hurting us."
To hear more from the three trans boys and their parents, including their reflections on coming out, choosing their new identities, and testifying in Jefferson City, listen to the full St. Louis on the Air conversation on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcast, Stitcher, or by clicking the play button below."...
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I talked with a mother of a Trans child today. Her child has been scared to death over the possibility of being forced off her meds. Her mother reassured her it wasn't going to happen. Still the child is feeling the hate others have for her and it scares her to death. Then again its probably what these idiots want.
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