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Episode 3.1 - One Brave 10-Year-Old (Dempsey & Jaime Jara)
Why Here
English - October 08, 2021 14:00 - 52 minutes - 36.1 MBDocumentary Society & Culture queer gay millennial culture gay pride pride transgender gay rights current events tristan mcallister Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Episode 2.24 - Is Scissoring A Thing (Daryn Carp & Liz Culley)
When Dempsey Jara told her parents she was a girl and not a boy (which she was presumed to be at birth) a light went off in their heads. They could either get behind their young daughter or fight it. They chose the former, and what unfolded is a journey that has literally changed the narrative on how trans kids are perceived in the U.S. and the world (as proved by a lot of media coverage). On the Season 3 opener of Why Here, hosts Benton and Tristan chat with 10-year-old Dempsey and her mother Jaime about National Coming Out Day, transitioning at a young age, the anti-trans legislation sweeping the country, unicorns and — yes Benton — musicals.