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  • Shepparton, the country town supporting its transgender teens

    Posted by Adrian on 18/07/2016 at 7:40 am

    ABC News
    By Madeleine Morris
    15th July 2016

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    Quote:
    With more cows and sheep than people, Shepparton is probably the last place you’d think of as being a haven for transgender youth.

    But the small Victorian town has a thriving group of young gender-diverse people who are changing the stereotypes and helping to build a supportive community.

    “There’s lots of people who have a stigma around small towns saying they’re really unaccepting, when they’re not really at all,” said Oscar Riddell, an 18-year-old who is transitioning from female to male.

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