Butterfly. An ordinary everyday tale of trans yoof. Boy identifies as girl. Mum and Dad fall out. Local teen bullies call boy gay. Because that’s what bullies do. Drama. Pathos. Preconceptions challenged. Sorted.
Except it’s not an everyday story. Not at all. Because despite the ubiquity of trans in the media, and in some edgier cinema, this – what happens when a child does identify as trans – has not aired much in the mainstream. And given how much the media likes to opine on trans kids, something, anything that opens the issue up is positive.
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