UK: An increasing portrayal of transgender characters on TV is ‘fuelling rise’ in the number of young people seeking medical help to change sex, says a leading expert – YourDestinationNow

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08/10/20

The increasing portrayal of transgender characters on TV is fuelling a dramatic rise in the number of young people seeking medical help to change sex, a leading expert has said.



Polly Carmichael, who is head of Britain’s leading trans clinic for children, said that programmes such as Orange Is The New Black, Transparent and Butterfly helped ‘normalise gender diversity’.



And she claimed exposure to social media could be persuading some children to ‘erroneously’ believe they are transgender.

 

 

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