NHS referrals for kids rocket

THE number of children under 10 referred to the NHS for support with transgender feelings has more than quadrupled in recent years.

In the last two years alone it leapt from 87 to 216, including 32 aged five or under in the past year.

The term “transgender” describes a person who does not identify as the gender they were born with.

The Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust, based in London but with clinics across the UK, specialise in gender issues in under-18s. he was three over a little summer dress with big strawberries on that he wanted.

“Every Halloween Tom always wanted to be a witch, as it was the only time he could go outside dressed as a girl.

“He started nursery at four, walked in and put a princess dress on from the fancy dress box. I just stood there slightly embarrassed.

“Last year Tom went to a Halloween disco dressed as a girl and won best dressed girl. On World Book Day he went as Rapunzel. I let him otherwise he’d flatly refuse to go to school.”

Michelle had even thought of Tegan as a girl before she was born. “In all honesty, when I was pregnant, I thought I was carrying a girl,” she said.

“When the scan at 20 weeks showed it was a boy, I was shocked. But I was happy with two boys.”

Early last year, the school called to tell