Our America with Lisa Ling - Defining Transgender Identities and Words - Oprah Winfrey Network

Tuesdays at 10/9c on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network or visit http://www.oprah.com/ouramerica | Lisa Ling visits Dr. Jo Olson, a doctor who treats transgender teenagers, explains how and when kids begin to identify as boys or girls, and helps to define common terms and signs.

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[BBEJUICE987]

Mabey in about 100 years in the future being a diffrent race wont matter,being gay or lesbian wont matter,or having a sex change wont matter but this world isnt all that yet :/ dude idc who you are because if your kool were gonna be friends,we were born that way :)

[Weissistmeine]

Whose this doctor and where is she from I want to know?

[ColdColdToronto]

When she said that the internet gives some trans kids their first real indication of what their true problem is, a light bulb of recognition went on for me. I was 12 years old in 2000 when I first learned about transsexuals via the internet and IMMEDIATELY knew why I had been "different" my whole life. So I'm glad to hear that in her experience, there were others who benefitted from this technology too.

[billmonster6]

Being transgender is nothing to do with science. The reason is the same reason to why god gave us a brain. So we can know who we really are inside.

[nikoliam10]

this is my doctor.. she's phenomenal!

[ACluelessKid]

@BrunhildaSwecker

I wouldn't say most cases of transsexuality are environment related, it's shown to be brain related - created in the womb.

[BrunhildaSwecker]

@ACluelessKid no, it's both. EVERYTHING about people is a product of both the environment and genetics. Nothing is that simple. 

[BrunhildaSwecker]

question, this kid is on special drugs.. what happens if the kid gets into a car accident/etc., and then goes into ER, and is then given drugs by the ER doctor (who has no info. about the drugs this kid is on), that kill the kid. Seriously? Not a safe idea, unless you're always going to carry medical documentation....

[Rachulie]

i'm trans and i know that the ignorance of ppl is just a phase. i am a history grad so i know the world goes through phases. one day we will find out everything scientifically, and being lgbt will be just like having any other medical condition. it wont be a big deal. they will look back and be horrified about how ppl thought and acted in our era, just as we NOW are horrified when we look into the barbaric past.

[MaxamillianArturo]

So, is there such a thing as "racial reassignment" surgery? I feel like a black man trapped in a white man's body.

[angrygoldstar]

BBejuce927 you are awesome rock on bud tell ??? To just hat some one els kuse we love and respect every one. Kk see you later by!!!!