Ecstatic
12-11-2011, 04:04 PM
Awesome front page headline, 2 page spread in Sunday Boston Globe on trans pre-teen, her twin brother & family, & the GeMS clinic in Boston:
Led by the child who simply knew
The twin boys were identical in every way but one. Wyatt (name now legally changed to Nicole) was a girl to the core, and now lives as one, with the help of a brave, loving family and a path-breaking doctor’s care. Nicole's family is very supportive, and she is very close to her twin brother, Jonas.
GeMS, modeled on a Dutch program, is the first pediatric academic program in the Western Hemisphere that evaluates and treats pubescent transgenders, founded by endocrinologist Norman Spack & urologist David Diamond. They advocate thoughtful screening of the transgendered child and family, pre-pubescent blockers, HRT, and eventually GRS at the age of consent (18).
Full article (though lacking the photos in the newspaper edition) here: http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/family/articles/2011/12/11/led_by_the_child_who_simply_knew/
Led by the child who simply knew
The twin boys were identical in every way but one. Wyatt (name now legally changed to Nicole) was a girl to the core, and now lives as one, with the help of a brave, loving family and a path-breaking doctor’s care. Nicole's family is very supportive, and she is very close to her twin brother, Jonas.
GeMS, modeled on a Dutch program, is the first pediatric academic program in the Western Hemisphere that evaluates and treats pubescent transgenders, founded by endocrinologist Norman Spack & urologist David Diamond. They advocate thoughtful screening of the transgendered child and family, pre-pubescent blockers, HRT, and eventually GRS at the age of consent (18).
Full article (though lacking the photos in the newspaper edition) here: http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/family/articles/2011/12/11/led_by_the_child_who_simply_knew/