Bodyshock - Age 8 and Wanting a Sex Change 2/5 [HQ]

Channel 4 | Monday 19 October 2009

As experts consider a review of UK guidelines for treating transgender children, this film follows a number of children in the US who told their parents they were born in the wrong body.

In America, children under 16 can be prescribed hormone 'blockers' to prevent the onset of puberty, with a view to then follow with hormone treatment to become their new gender. This film follows the American experience.

These children and their parents reveal what it is like to face life-changing questions, giving a frank insight into a subject most people never have to consider.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• channel
• bodyshock
• age
• wanting
• sex
• change
• transgender
• children
• cross
• gender

[BobDylanMorgan]

like this if you have a penis

[imapplhelper]

this is so fucked up in SO many ways.......

[bethanygarrettt]

if your daughter is a tomboy, it does not automatically make her want to be a boy. im a tomboy and enjoy being a girl.

[thedankskank]

its good that shes so open

[ernieball3645]

This is so wrong stopping your body from developing naturally how can parents be okay with that?

[sweetflower88]

@Hexydezimal LOL good one

[sweetflower88]

@WotTehPhok so when u were this young u werent aware that you were a boy or a girl? because like me and u they know what sex they are .

[ChrisSmithVideosTV]

My Parents - You GIRL

Me - me GUY!!

[AllysPonAndZi]

What's wrong with letting your child be who they want to be...who they ARE?

[MikeyDogWoW]

cunts fucked.

[griffinwings56]

@Linnas79 I agree, but all at the same time you don't want to shoot the kid down. You know? But that would be a really good precautionary step, making sure that Josie really wanted that. Even if that means going through the steps with him/her, it'd be best!