I know that they questioned me as a parent, they're not comfortable with it.'īut she added: 'A lot of people worry about losing the gender of their child. The last two years have also been difficult for the teenager's families as they've come to terms with losing their son and daughter, and also some of their own friends.Īrin's mum Denise said: 'There are still a group of people we don't interact with any more. 'I think what happened is they found out I was trans through a story or word of mouth and they decided that was too much for them.' She said: 'I had quite a lot of friends in college that were really close to me and then all of a sudden they just stopped talking to me.
Katie started her degree course at an Oklahoma university last autumn but has struggled to make new friends because of prejudices against transgender people in the traditional Southern State. 'He said: ''I pictured you as a girl, and I can't do it anymore,''' said Arin, adding: 'You can't just force people to be your friends.'
Happy: Arin had an operation to remove his breasts and is proud of his new physiqueĪfter he began dressing as a boy, Arin also lost a new male friend who learned about his past as a girl.
