So I just found out that Jazz Jennings had her sex change procedure done in October. I am so happy for her!! I read her autobiography and was completely floored by the difficulties she had to go through just to play so soccor on the girls team, and the horrorable things said to her and her family. Before I read her book I decided that if my child ever wanted a sex change they wouldn't receive it with my permission. I was 100% against it. For me it was against nature, God, and just everything I believed in. Just be happy in the body you were born into because some people arent born with legs or arms. About 4 months ago I found her autobiography and I've always been curious about her so I rented it out and finished it in a day. My whole world was changed when I put that book down. Here was this little boy who wanted to be a girl. Who was bullied, sent death threats, her parents were shamed and told that their baby should die rather than act and become a girl. This killed me. I thought about my boy. Only a month old at the time, I looked at him and said that if he wanted to be a girl that I would protect him to the ends of the earth and support his every dream with as much energy and passion as my body with make. He's still my child no matter what he wants to do with his life. He's still a person no matter how he decides to live his life. I just felt the need to get this whole this out. I was so emotional watching the Date Line episode that covered her sex change. I felt so much for Jazz and especially her mother. I know this is mainly just a rambling rant but how do you feel about the controversial change that she made? And how did your opinion change after having a child or knowing somebody who goes through that journey?

Edit - I'm not trying to be disrespectful, and I dont understand how it appears that way. I'm just being honest in saying that reading her story opened my eyes. I'm not debating people. I'm wondering how peoples opinions changed after experience, friend, or child. I also curious as to people feel about the operation itself. Its one thing to dress and behave but to have a medical procedure is a whole new level. And since transgender children is controversial whether we would like it to be or not I figured it belonged on this page.