Dr. Annelu de Vries

She explained in one study that for these kids, quote, it can be complicated to disentangle whether the gender dysphoria evolves from a general feeling of being just different or whether a true core cross-gender identity exists. Analu said that in all of these cases, kids should get psychological counseling. But in order to get medical intervention... What was your early childhood like?

She explained in one study that for these kids, quote, it can be complicated to disentangle whether the gender dysphoria evolves from a general feeling of being just different or whether a true core cross-gender identity exists. Analu said that in all of these cases, kids should get psychological counseling. But in order to get medical intervention... What was your early childhood like?

kids had to meet a certain set of criteria.

kids had to meet a certain set of criteria.

So from a very young age, kids had to have a strong identification with the opposite sex, as well as a persistent discomfort with their sex at birth.

So from a very young age, kids had to have a strong identification with the opposite sex, as well as a persistent discomfort with their sex at birth.

Another part of the criteria Analu wrote about in her papers was that kids had to have the support of their parents or other caregivers.

Another part of the criteria Analu wrote about in her papers was that kids had to have the support of their parents or other caregivers.

Analu wrote that family support mattered because, quote, parents can play a significant role in creating an environment in which their child can grow up safely and develop optimally.

Analu wrote that family support mattered because, quote, parents can play a significant role in creating an environment in which their child can grow up safely and develop optimally.

At first, just at home.

At first, just at home.

And then in public.

And then in public.

That was like really my... Manon remembers going to her friend's house nearby. It was just on the other side of a playground where the neighborhood kids hung out.

That was like really my... Manon remembers going to her friend's house nearby. It was just on the other side of a playground where the neighborhood kids hung out.

That day, she used a back alley, so none of the other kids saw her on the way there.

That day, she used a back alley, so none of the other kids saw her on the way there.

Her family was told to slow down, to not do anything that might influence her.

Her family was told to slow down, to not do anything that might influence her.