Tonight Louis Theroux will discuss gender dysphoria - the mismatch between the gender identity and the biological sexual identity - experienced by an estimated 2-5% of the population. That's much larger than we had anticipated. The programme is discussed here.
Before it was raised by our child we had no idea. It was an area not even considered and hence it came as quite a shock to us. We couldn't readily find material on the subject and, at the time, the information flow between us and our child was patchy - our fault for being so distant perhaps. Nevertheless, we did research it and through better informative discussions we found out more about this. What really mattered however was to love our child and help them as they permitted.
We hope that those who watch it will emphasise with the children shown and not view it as a spectacle. Because it's not. This is trauma and we are delighted that the parents shown are so supportive for their children being of such an age. Let's hope that parents of all children who are discovering that they are experiencing gender dysphoria will be so compassionate.
Before it was raised by our child we had no idea. It was an area not even considered and hence it came as quite a shock to us. We couldn't readily find material on the subject and, at the time, the information flow between us and our child was patchy - our fault for being so distant perhaps. Nevertheless, we did research it and through better informative discussions we found out more about this. What really mattered however was to love our child and help them as they permitted.
We hope that those who watch it will emphasise with the children shown and not view it as a spectacle. Because it's not. This is trauma and we are delighted that the parents shown are so supportive for their children being of such an age. Let's hope that parents of all children who are discovering that they are experiencing gender dysphoria will be so compassionate.
The link to the BBC iplayer showing is here.