Transgender children and their families face extraordinary struggles. Almost immediately, Riley, a year-old transgender girl who is biologically a boy, adopted a virtual female persona. If only life were so easy, that she could punch a button and turn into a girl. I can't think of a worse birth defect, as a woman to have, than to have a penis," Riley's mother, Stephanie, told Barbara Walters. That's not in her future.
Is Your Child Gay?
Is Your Child Gay? - Scientific American
Back to Health A to Z. Balanitis is not usually serious but it's important to see a GP to find out what's causing it. Many sexual health clinics offer a walk-in service, where you do not need an appointment. Find a sexual health clinic. A doctor or nurse will look at your penis and ask you a few questions. They may also wipe a cotton bud over the head of your penis to test for infections.
Dick Francis – a family business
We all know the stereotypes: an unusually light, delicate, effeminate air in a little boy's step, an interest in dolls, makeup, princesses and dresses, and a strong distaste for rough play with other boys. In little girls, there is the outwardly boyish stance, perhaps a penchant for tools, a square-jawed readiness for physical tussles with boys, and an aversion to all the perfumed, delicate trappings of femininity. These behavioral patterns are feared, loathed and often spoken of directly as harbingers of adult homosexuality.
I t was back in that Dick Francis — then a leading jockey, now a veteran thriller writer — and his wife, Mary, first laid eyes on the Redcliffe hotel in Paignton, Devon. They fell in love with it, booked a holiday right away and vowed to return each year with their family. It's a tradition that has continued for six decades. Mary, sadly, died in — but this month saw Dick there as usual, surrounded by no fewer than 33 members of his extended family. As well as Dick and his sons, Merrick and Felix, there are five grandchildren, siblings and siblings-in-law, nieces and nephews and cousins — and even a great-grandson, Jak, aged one.