‘I Never Wanted To Be A Boy, Ever,’ A Talk With Britt, A Transgender Teen
14-year-old Britt Baldy’s favorite video games are “Dragon Age” and “Skyrim.” She likes being able to customize her characters’ hair, clothing and gender.
“I didn’t have a choice, the way I was born. Nobody does,” Britt said. But online, she said, “I like being able to choose.”
At the WABE studios, Britt told me, “I never wanted to be a boy, ever … and I never want to be.”
But the people around Britt certainly thought she was a boy, based on the body she was born with. Britt says when she was very young she envied a neighbor girl, thinking, “I wonder if she knows how lucky she is,” to have her body match her gender identity.
Broadcast version of Britt's conversation with Rose Scott.
Britt’s parents appeared on “A Closer Look” in January.
They talked about the journey that their entire family has been on since Britt first told her parents, around age 10, that she is not a boy. Britt has always felt that she is really a girl. In consultation with doctors, therapists and a supportive transgender community in Atlanta, Britt’s parents have helped her begin the physical and emotional transition to life as a girl and, eventually, a woman.
Britt said that it has been hard to make friends, being transgender.
“Most of the friendships I’ve had, crashed and burned,” she said.
Bullying from peers was bad enough, but when a teacher joined in, her parents knew they had to take action.
Today, Britt is home schooled. Although she does not consider herself an advocate for transgender teens, she said she was glad to share her story with “A Closer Look” because she wants listeners to have a better understanding of “all kinds of people,” including those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender.
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