Mako Pride – Joint Interview with Mothers from the "Lionesses Alliance"
When a child in kindergarten says they feel like a girl, when a daughter realizes in tenth grade that she is actually a boy, this is a complex challenge for them and a test for the parents. The mothers of the "Lionesses Alliance" face this together, learning to support at home and fight outside. "People allow themselves to ask if he has undergone surgeries, say it’s irreversible, advise waiting. What are they..."
When a child in kindergarten says they feel like a girl, when a girl in grade 10 realizes she is actually a boy, this is a complex struggle for them and a test of parents. The mothers of "The League of Lionesses" face this together, learning to be supportive at home and to fight outside. "People allow themselves to ask if he has had surgery, say it’s irreversible, advise to wait. What do they think, that a parent of a transgender child doesn’t ask themselves all the hardest questions?"
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