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'Calvin' shows how transgender kids can express who they really are

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The Language of Transgender Children

i wanted to ask you about the language here, because you have the parent telling the child, this is the word for what you feel. And so some of this is our children may not have the language to describe how they feel or how they identify. And sometimes having that language can be incredibly empowering. When we finally use the word, ellie's breath took out all the air in the room and said, that's who i am. There's a word for who I am.

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