Yesterday, I shared the stories of two suffering teenage girls who deeply regret having taken testosterone and feel betrayed by the medical community that should have protected them during a time of confusion. Now read the story of a suffering mother, Lynn Meagher, who has three children, two of whom—a son and daughter—now pretend to be the sex they aren’t. At age 20, her now 37-year-old son changed his name from Chris to Christine, was castrated, got breast implants, and a tracheal shave. Then two years ago, her then 23-year-old daughter Sophie, changed her name to Sol, and started taking testosterone. Both children have severed their relationships with Lynn.
Read Lynn’s incomprehensible story of the family secret she’s been keeping: