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Preschooler begins transition aged four: Children as young as three claiming gender dysphoria

A FOUR-YEAR-OLD preschooler in NSW has begun “transitioning” their gender before attending their first day of kindergarten, amid a wave of young children across Australia who are seeking to change sex.

Preschooler begins transition aged four: Children as young as three claiming gender dysphoria

Source: Daily Telegraph

The Baird government has revealed “a number of students” are transitioning their gender in primary schools.

The revelation comes as referrals to The Children’s Hospital at Westmead for gender services have tripled, with one doctor saying they had “escalated rapidly” across every state.

In another major children’s hospital, 250 children — some as young as three — are being assisted by the gender dysphoria unit.


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By Heba Kassoua



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