When a Penis is Considered a Birth Defect
“She had a birth defect, and we call it that. I can’t think of a worse birth defect, as a woman, than to have a penis.”
— Stephanie Grant (an alias), speaking with Barbara Walters on a recent episode of 20/20 about her 10-year-old transgender daughter, Riley, seen with Walters above, who has insisted since infancy that she is a girl. (ABC News)
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