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The Sunday programme – Ch 7 – Sunday 8 Nov at 6.30pm
Saw a promo today about this programme
It is on the experience of transsexualism in adolescence and the medical treatment available for adolescents with transsexualism in Australia
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Channel 7 have got a poll conected to this story
The question asked is
Quote:Q: Should children be allowed to undergo sex change operations?there have been 140 votes since Nov 4, with a 60% Yes vote
The link to 7’s Sunday Night programme is http://au.tv.yahoo.com/sunday-night/
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Thanks Sally for allerting me of this programme. I just had a look and seems she has great understanding parents and will definately be watching the story on tv oh and yes I voted
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At 2pm there were 140 votes for 60% Yes
At 7.15pm there were 269 votes for 67% Yes
There must be some people out there who understand.
the link to the poll result is http://post.polls.yahoo.com/quiz/quizresults.php
There is also a blog by an aust. father of an 18 year old girl athttp://au.tv.yahoo.com/sunday-night/features/article/-/article/6445663/a-father-39-s-story/ It is great reading !
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the clip is now available on the seven site:
http://au.tv.yahoo.com/sunday-night/video/-/watch/16530313/
a great story! positive coverage by seven … very unusual …
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http://au.tv.yahoo.com/sunday-night/features/article/-/article/6445663/a-father-39-s-story/
And we here on the same web site is response titled “A Father’s Story”
Quote:As a father of a child with transsexualism, it is great to see a show which is highlighting the positive side of what timely and effective treatment can have on an individual.It is easy to jump on the bandwagon, so I commend Sunday Night on hopefully assisting in getting sensible debate and dialogue occurring and portraying another side of the story.
Many people incorrectly believe that people choose to be transsexuals and that it a matter of choice. It is not!
When our daughter was first diagnosed, we were advised by the psychiatrists at the time to;
“Dress him as a boy, give him boy toys, get him to play boys games and he will be a boy”.
If only it were that simple!!
We listened to them and we tried, but in the end it was like trying to hold back the tide!
My daughters sense-of-self, never changed and never faltered!
The one person who has remained steadfast and true has been her!
The psychiatrists have changed their opinion and have over time learned that its not possible for nurture to overcome nature!
I would like to take this opportunity to apologise to her for trying to convince her over time, that she was something different than who she knew herself to be.
I apologise for all the “boy” presents (or “gender neutral” presents) that you had to endure for birthdays and Christmas.
They didn’t work and I thank you for teaching me that there are many variations and great diversity of human sexuality.
Kim Petras is a beautiful young lady who has had medical intervention in a timely manner and this has had such a positive effect on her sense of self and her general well being.
No child who is diagnosed with transsexualism should have to go through puberty which will put their body way out of sync with who they know themselves to be!
As a male I can only imagine what it would be like to wake up one morning with the body of a female, having breasts and menstruating. This is what some teenagers have had to endure !
My wife and I both agree that our family and in particular our daughter has been very fortunate in getting treatment in a timely manner. This has prevented her from having to go through puberty and having to endure her body becoming more masculine. We have no doubt that this would have led to self-loathing, self-harm or worse!
Today we have a beautiful daughter who although she still faces many challenges ahead, is in a place where she is safe and has a body which outwardly is not in conflict with her sense of self.
All we have done is given her time and space, so she does not require the radical surgery that one young boy is undergoing just to be able to go to the beach. This young boy should not have had to endure a double mastectomy, when medicine had at its disposal a means to prevent it! If the poor kid had been allowed the puberty blocking drugs earlier, he would never have developed breasts in the first place.
I said at the start that decisions about gender are not a matter of choice. That being said, all we have done is delayed her puberty and given her time. When she turns 18 my daughter will have the ability to decide if reassignment surgery is for her. She has been living as a girl for so long now I know what her decision will be, however we have only bought her time as the decision is and always has been hers and hers alone.
A support network for families who are experiencing similar diversity has been formed. http://www.truecolours.org.au
