To be deemed a suitable client for surgery he must demonstrate that he has lived as a woman for at least two years. The mother could only watch and hope her son was not bullied when, in January, he began dressing as a girl to attend his school, King Edward VII comprehensive in Sheffield, where he is studying for four A-levels, including psychology. All exchanged trousers and shirts for skirts and cropped tops. He bought a bra, which he wears stuffed with cotton wool and began openly wearing make-up. He stopped concealing his nail polish under gloves.
Mothers always disapprove of their children's clothing, so there's nothing unusual there.
I think I was more worried about the material -chiffon is far too cold for January. Amazingly, no one seemed to bat an eyelid. Most people just take it in their stride and don't really comment. Together with his elder brother Jonathon, he was brought up in a rambling, two-storey house in the heart of Sheffield. His earliest memory offers an intriguing insight into his early life.