Orion Rummler

LGBTQ+ Reporter

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Annie, a school librarian, has lived in Washington for almost two decades. She’s raised her children here and found a community where her neighbors, and her neighbors’ kids, know her family well.

In June, Annie’s 9-year-old began feeling intense distress. They were overcome with mood swings; hit themself; and taped band-aids over their breast buds, causing rashes. As worrying as this was, Annie had prepared for this moment with her child’s doctors. For transgender youth, the start of puberty can be a difficult time. They had a treatment plan.

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