I Transitioned At 4 Years Old | MY TRANS LIFE

A TRANSGENDER teen will be the first child in her state to have gender reassignment surgery covered by Medicaid. Trinity Neal, from Wilmington, Delaware, knew that she was living in the wrong body before she had even started elementary school. Born as male, she would dress up in her mother’s clothes and adamantly express that she was a girl. Now aged 16, Trinity has been living authentically as a girl for over 12 years. Trinity’s mother DeShanna has always affirmed her daughter’s gender identity. She recalls seeing the first signs of Trinity’s dysphoria when she was just three years old. DeShanna told Barcroft TV: “She wasn’t speaking anymore and she wasn’t smiling. It was like my child was dying in front of me.” Trinity was then taken to a specialist child therapist who confirmed that she did have dysphoria – she began to socially transition at just four years old. “It was my fourth birthday when mom gave me this pink dress, which made me feel so happy. And actually mom said I was crying because of my happiness,” Trinity said. At 12 years old, Trinity made history by becoming the first child in Delaware to have their medical transition covered by Medicaid, a state program that offers health insurance coverage for lower-income families. Now she has been approved for gender reassignment surgery, another first-time for trans kids in Delaware. At 16 years old, she will be one of the youngest in her State to undergo this life-changing surgery. Trinity said: : “I want to be myself, I don’t want to be someone I don’t want to be. Because if I get this [surgery] done I can show those people who hate, I will show them that no matter how much you hate us, we will still beat you.”