Trans Teen Shares Her Story

1. Jeanette Jennings 2. Jazz Jennings Jazz: I've always known I was a girl. My heart and soul are female. I just happen to have been born with male genitalia. From the time I could express myself, I acted like a stereotypical girl and told my parents that I was a girl. At first they thought it was a phase, but the harder I pushed, the more they listened. They never forced me to be someone I wasn't and let me transition into the girl I knew I was at the age of 5, but I was one of the lucky ones. There are so many kids who hide who they are or aren't accepted by their parents. Jeanette: When my daughter Jazz was first diagnosed with gender identity disorder, …