Jazz: The Case Of Jazz And Gender Identity Disorders

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The mysterious disorder of Jazz was very shocking to her parents. When Jazz was born, Greg and Jeanette were extremely happy to have a new member to their family. However, at age two, Jeanette discovered something was wrong with Jazz when she happily told her mother that the good fairy would fulfill her wish by changing her penis to a vagina. After taking Jazz to visit a pediatrician, it turns out she is diagnosed with gender identity disorder. At first, Jazz’s parents found it hard to accept that their child is a transgender, but eventually understands after a period of time. When it comes to determining a person’s biological sex, there are three factors: genitalia, gonads and chromosome patterns. In the case of Jazz, she has the physical

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