Jazz Jennings Analysis

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One issue people believe, is that children are too young to know if they are gay and trans. They believe that by exposing their children they are encouraging gender dysphoria and unnecessary questioning about their sexuality. There are lots of different people online that show children knowing they are gay or trans from an early age and wished they had something to show that what they were feeling wasn’t wrong. Jazz Jennings is an excellent example of a transwoman who knew they were transgender from an early age and has used her experience to help other young transgender people with her YouTube and TV series by normalising her experience.

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