Fosters.com – By Chloe Johnson – Staff Writer
Editor’s note: This is one in an occasional series about transgender youth.
Puberty can be scary for many children, but doctors say it’s absolutely terrifying for transgender youth.
“If they’re not terrified of it, they’re not trans,” said Dr. Norman Spack, clinical director of the endocrine division of Children’s Hospital in Boston.
The hospital opened a transgender clinic for children nearly a year ago, the first in the nation like it, according to Spack.