What does it mean to be trans?
A transgender child has a gender identity that is different to their birth assigned sex. They have testicles and a penis yet they identify as a girl, or they have ovaries and a vagina yet they identify as a boy. There are variations in between, but that is the nuts and bolts of it.
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What if my trans child changes their mind?
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