Transgender children face unique challenges, most notably how they're treated by their communities and school systems. In the clip below, Venessia Romero of Vail, Arizona, explains the emotional and financial hardships of educating her 9-year-old child Josie, who was born a male, but is living as a female. She encountered issues enrolling Josie as an openly transgender child at their local school and Josie faced resistance when it came to using the girls bathroom.

"[The principal] asked why anyone had to know why Josie was transgender," said Venessia Romero. "He wanted to keep it a secret."

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