Transgendered Teen Appears On Tyra
A 13-year-old from South Jersey recently chose to reveal to a national audience that he’s transgendered.
His mother, Karina Mari, of Tom’s River, said at first she hoped it was a phase her daughter would grow out of. She said that hope ended a couple of years ago when her daughter made a chilling remark.
“(She said) she’d rather be dead than go to school as a girl. That was the hardest thing to hear,” said Karina Mari.
By the middle of sixth grade, Chris — still Julia at the time — had gotten so uncomfortable about not fitting in at school that his mom decided to homeschool him.
Julia began living as Chris after being diagnosed with gender identity disorder.
In seventh grade, he transferred as a boy to Toms River Intermediate South.
School administrators knew about his transgender identity, but his classmates didn’t find out until he and his mom decided to reveal all on The Tyra Banks Show last week.
via MSNBC
Maybe he/she would be happier if he/she didn’t live in Jersey. Just a thought.
