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The Trans Teen Illusion (Part 1)

Teens have been trying to change their sex since the 1960s – with adults’ support

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Glenna Goldis
Feb 05, 2024
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A teenage boy interviewed by a news program about “homosexuals” in the 1960s. The clip is featured in the 2005 documentary Screaming Queens.

In June of 1995, the New York Times reported on a young man named Alain who’d left home at 13 “to live with a much older boyfriend.” By 19, he was scraping by as a prostitute in Manhattan.

The article wasn’t about ch…

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