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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Transgender Kids, Tough Choices

    What would you say if your three-year-old boy told you that he’s not a boy, he’s a girl: not just once, but over and over again? More and more people are identifying as transgender -- at younger and younger ages.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Oct 29, 2014 • 1 min read

    What would you say if your three-year-old boy told you that he’s not a boy, he’s a girl: not just once, but over and over again? More and more people are identifying as transgender -- at younger and younger ages. Madeleine explores the world of transgender kids in L.A.: how they, their parents and their doctors navigate the tricky waters of gender identity at very young ages.

    Dr. Jo Olson and Wes review paperwork at a support group group for parents and caregivers with gender non-conforming and transgender children, teens and young adults. Photo credit: Aydin Kennedy

    The full episode

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    Snail Mail Surveillance and Tough Choices for Transgender Kids
    1. 0:00Snail Mail Surveillance
    2. 8:31Doctors v Lawyers in Ballot Fight
    3. 16:48Goodbye, Chivas USA
    4. 24:51Transgender Kids, Tough ChoicesYou’re reading this
    5. 42:01Romance Novel Gold Rush
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Andrew Walsh

      Too Beautiful to Live

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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    The full episode

    4 of 5
    Snail Mail Surveillance and Tough Choices for Transgender Kids
    1. 0:00Snail Mail Surveillance
    2. 8:31Doctors v Lawyers in Ballot Fight
    3. 16:48Goodbye, Chivas USA
    4. 24:51Transgender Kids, Tough ChoicesYou’re reading this
    5. 42:01Romance Novel Gold Rush
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand