George

George is a sensitive ten-year-old girl who everyone else in the world sees as a boy. Ever since she was young, she used to sneak into her mother’s closet and try on her clothes, shoes, and makeup. Her mother used to think it was cute, and even suspected she might turn out to be a gay boy, but she never imagined that her son would turn out to be a transgender girl, and is resistant to the idea. George loves and respects her mother, who is the only parent she has in her life, and so she is discouraged and saddened by her mother’s disapproval.

George does not know if she is gay or straight, but she is certain that she is a girl. George equates begin a with makeup, the color pink, skirts, and dresses—all of which are things that she is denied because...