Media - Aurora

Introduction by Margaret Griffiths of Mermaids

This item of news is disturbing to me, as this child is obviously deeply unhappy, and their situation is complicated by not only the parents' mental health issues, but by their own, and also by the fact that they have other difficult conditions to deal with. Each one of these conditions on its own would mean that this child would have a difficult life, and would make them a challenging child to have around. Add to that the parents' own problems, and you will see how complex this case is for the people trying to make sense of it and do their best for the child.

It's not being included in this website because it is a typical example of a child with a gender identity issue, but because it is atypical and out of the ordinary, and because we still may be able to learn something from it.

If anyone finds out more about this case in the future, then I would be much obliged if you would pass the information on to me at Mermaids, so that I may include an update. Thank you

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