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Changemaker – Leo Waddell

Leo is a transgender boy. He was born female but knew from a very young age that his body didn’t fit his gender identity. At age 11, he changed his name by deed poll and he started seeing a gender specialist to help with his transition, at 12 he began taking hormone blockers to halt the puberty which had begun to distress him. He is now 15 and preparing to start taking testosterone to continue his puberty as a male.

This talk is from Children's Media Conference 2016.