Episode
Frontline: Growing Up Trans
Overview
Just a generation ago, it was adults, not kids, who changed genders. But today, many children are transitioning, too — with new medical options, and at younger and younger ages. In Growing Up Trans, FRONTLINE takes viewers on an intimate and eye-opening journey inside the struggles and choices facing transgender kids and their families.
Details
- Series
- Frontline
- Season
- Season 33
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 2015-06-30
Episode context
Growing Up Trans is Episode 11 in Season 33 of Frontline. It aired on 2015-06-30.
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