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03-21-2007, 04:36 AM
A heads up for people in the U.K(although the BBC have recently signed a deal with youtube to allow their programmes to show on the site) about a documentary on BBC 3, Sunday 25 March 9:00 pm. Some of you may find it of interest.
Press Released
LUCY: TEENAGE TRANSSEXUAL
One hour special telling the story of Lucy Parker
This is no ordinary story; this is how 16 year old Richard became Lucy. It’s the story of a dramatic transformation to change from male to female, involving years of hormone treatment, psychological analysis and irreversible surgery to become one of Britain's youngest transsexuals.
Lucy Parker is a typical teenage girl; she’s obsessed with clothes, boys, make up and shopping. But there’s one thing that sets her apart from the others- Lucy is a transsexual and she’s determined to surgically transform her body from male to female. But what makes Lucy’s story unique is that she is the youngest transsexual in Britain to attempt to document on camera the psychological and emotional journey to rid herself the male body she was born with.
In the UK, there are around 15,000 transsexuals who believe they are trapped in the wrong body. Around a third of them have surgery to change their bodies to be the opposite sex. The average age for this surgery is thought to be 29, but an exceptional few strive to dramatically modify their bodies at a very young age. 17 year old, Lucy Parker is one of these few extraordinary people.
Lucy has been living as a female for almost two years. She is determined to permanently transform her body, by changing her anatomy from male to female, by having breast augmentation and genital surgery, this process is called gender re-assignment surgery- more commonly know as a sex change. But will Lucy get what she wants? She has to convince psychologist and surgeons that she's making the right decision and on top of that it will cost ten of thousands of pounds.....
At such a young age Lucy has made some life changing decisions but they have not been made lightly. Her mother Allison recalls how even from a very young age her child would cry about being different. Allison didn’t know what was wrong but Lucy says, “Even at 8 years old I realised my body was wrong, I always wished I could be a girl but I didn’t think there was any possible way”
When puberty hit things got worse. Mum Allison says “He wasn’t a normal boy, he was bullied, he wasn’t happy at school so I took him to the doctors. The doctors said he was suicidal”
Lucy knew the problem was more than teenage angst. Her mother, Gran and Auntie were shocked when they heard the truth but were able to accept the news. “I couldn’t answer him, I was stunned” says Grandma Marion “I was frightened and full of fear, fear of the future and what people would say”. Mum Julie cried when she heard the news, “I just wanted to make it all better. But it’s something that has happened and no one knows why”
Accepted by her family Lucy made the transition to living full time as a female. She woke up in the morning as Richard and by the evening she was transformed into Lucy. The change has affected Lucy’s confidence in a very positive way. She now lives her entire life as a female, including dating men. “Sexuality has nothing to do with gender, I am a heterosexual female. I’m not gay. There is nothing male about me, except my body and I am going to change that”, says Lucy.
Lucy: Teen Transsexual is compelling viewing as the show follows the highs and lows as Lucy moves closer to becoming her true self whilst dealing with the emotional rollercoaster of being a teenager- this is an exceptional personal journey
Press Released
LUCY: TEENAGE TRANSSEXUAL
One hour special telling the story of Lucy Parker
This is no ordinary story; this is how 16 year old Richard became Lucy. It’s the story of a dramatic transformation to change from male to female, involving years of hormone treatment, psychological analysis and irreversible surgery to become one of Britain's youngest transsexuals.
Lucy Parker is a typical teenage girl; she’s obsessed with clothes, boys, make up and shopping. But there’s one thing that sets her apart from the others- Lucy is a transsexual and she’s determined to surgically transform her body from male to female. But what makes Lucy’s story unique is that she is the youngest transsexual in Britain to attempt to document on camera the psychological and emotional journey to rid herself the male body she was born with.
In the UK, there are around 15,000 transsexuals who believe they are trapped in the wrong body. Around a third of them have surgery to change their bodies to be the opposite sex. The average age for this surgery is thought to be 29, but an exceptional few strive to dramatically modify their bodies at a very young age. 17 year old, Lucy Parker is one of these few extraordinary people.
Lucy has been living as a female for almost two years. She is determined to permanently transform her body, by changing her anatomy from male to female, by having breast augmentation and genital surgery, this process is called gender re-assignment surgery- more commonly know as a sex change. But will Lucy get what she wants? She has to convince psychologist and surgeons that she's making the right decision and on top of that it will cost ten of thousands of pounds.....
At such a young age Lucy has made some life changing decisions but they have not been made lightly. Her mother Allison recalls how even from a very young age her child would cry about being different. Allison didn’t know what was wrong but Lucy says, “Even at 8 years old I realised my body was wrong, I always wished I could be a girl but I didn’t think there was any possible way”
When puberty hit things got worse. Mum Allison says “He wasn’t a normal boy, he was bullied, he wasn’t happy at school so I took him to the doctors. The doctors said he was suicidal”
Lucy knew the problem was more than teenage angst. Her mother, Gran and Auntie were shocked when they heard the truth but were able to accept the news. “I couldn’t answer him, I was stunned” says Grandma Marion “I was frightened and full of fear, fear of the future and what people would say”. Mum Julie cried when she heard the news, “I just wanted to make it all better. But it’s something that has happened and no one knows why”
Accepted by her family Lucy made the transition to living full time as a female. She woke up in the morning as Richard and by the evening she was transformed into Lucy. The change has affected Lucy’s confidence in a very positive way. She now lives her entire life as a female, including dating men. “Sexuality has nothing to do with gender, I am a heterosexual female. I’m not gay. There is nothing male about me, except my body and I am going to change that”, says Lucy.
Lucy: Teen Transsexual is compelling viewing as the show follows the highs and lows as Lucy moves closer to becoming her true self whilst dealing with the emotional rollercoaster of being a teenager- this is an exceptional personal journey