Well, if you go through the photo gallery, it says, 'The teen has dreamed of becoming a girl since she was 2 years old. "I was asked if I feel like a woman now, but the truth is I have always felt like a woman -- I just ended up in the wrong body," she told The Sun.'
Well, I could also see the reservations people would have at letting a 16 year old go through a sex change operation. Honestly, if I had a son who wanted the operation, I think I would make him wait until he was 18 to go through surgery (I would let him take hormones and wear feminine clothing if he wanted). Yes, I know it's an arbitrary age limit, but then he would have had years of living as a girl and the power as a legal adult to take control of his life and make his own choices. And I would be supportive the entire time.
Of course, if it was really distressing him to be trapped in a male body, then I would reevaluate that position.
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Well, I could also see the reservations people would have at letting a 16 year old go through a sex change operation. Honestly, if I had a son who wanted the operation, I think I would make him wait until he was 18 to go through surgery (I would let him take hormones and wear feminine clothing if he wanted). Yes, I know it's an arbitrary age limit, but then he would have had years of living as a girl and the power as a legal adult to take control of his life and make his own choices. And I would be supportive the entire time.
Of course, if it was really distressing him to be trapped in a male body, then I would reevaluate that position.