As kids get older, and are more focused on what it means to be a boy or girl, and how it affects who they are, how they feel, and who they are attracted to, you can get into a little more detail. As Time magazine reports, according to Dr. Elijah Nealy, a clinical social worker who specializes in the transgender community, a great way to explain transsexuality to teenagers is to say, “for most people, the way they feel about themselves matches the sex that was assigned at birth, but for some people their own internal sense of themselves doesn’t match. Those people are called transgender, and they often transition so they can live in a way that fits.”
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