How Jazz Jennings Changed the World for Trans Youth Simply by Being Herself

In 2007, six-year-old Jazz Jennings went on national television to tell Barbara Walters the same thing she’d been telling her parents, siblings and anyone else who would listen: She was, despite her birth certificate’s insistence otherwise, a girl.

Shy and sweet, Jennings answered Walters’ probing questions with the clarity and patience of someone used to explaining herself over and over again. “She was so charismatic, so charming and so clearly herself,” Laverne Cox says of first seeing that “20/20” interview. “Her humanity was so on display that you couldn’t deny she had the right to be who she was.” It was a watershed moment for transgender visibility in media, not least because it made Jennings one of the youngest documented trans people to speak her truth for millions of viewers to hear.

It’d be easy for Jennings to say she always knew that moment would be life-changing. Looking back, though, she mostly just remembers it as something she got to brag about at recess. “I think there was like, one kid from school who recognized me from TV,” Jennings, now 20, recalls over a recent Zoom call from her home in South Florida. “Maybe my confidence increased a bit because I was like, ‘I’m on TV!’ like any little kid would think about it.”

If the parents really cared about him they would have stopped that transgender nonsense before it got started. Found a good psychiatrist and found out what was bugging the kid.
Instead they let the kid screw up it’s life by taking body altering drugs and then having mutilating surgery.

They’ve let their kid set himself up for a life of heartbreak and pain. No loving long term relationships, just a series of hookups and one night stands.
Somewhere along the line drug and or alcohol dependency will take hold and things will really roll downhill.

Excuse me. I’m very sorry that your daughter has had health problems and hope she is doing well now. Transgender is not equivalent to Non-classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia.

Non-classical congenital adrenal hyperplasia (NCCAH or NCAH) is a hormonal disorder characterized by early signs of puberty namely excessive hair growth, increase in height and acne. It can also involve decreased fertility as well as menstrual problems in females.
https://caresfoundation.org/what-is-cah/non-classical-cah/

These are the typical symptoms.

Like I said, 108 variants.

Now go study up on the impact of free floating adrenal androgens on the system, particularly the brain, how endocrine levels can alter personalities, and the masculinizing process that can take place if not caught in time.

Because I’m sure your Google search matches the collective education of the Endocrinologists at 2 different hospitals, the specialist we consulted in Canada, and the multitude of tests that were performed.

It could be driven by an adrenal imbalance. Some are hereditary, but often it is diet and stress levels.

A lot of young people go through hormone surges during puberty, only to have the endocrine system level out at 18 to 24 years old. A regular hormone check will probably show normal levels of estrogen and testosterone, so the family should focus on free floating adrenal androgens.

Free floating adrenal androgens, the precursor to estrogen and testosterone, can elevate and cause all sorts of issues, particularly if they attach to the adrenal receptors in the brain and are recognized as the opposite driving hormone (estrogen in men, instead of testosterone). This is a form of hyperandrogenism.

For example, women with post-partum depression suffer from a deficit of FFAA. Men with low T can also use a boost in their FFAA.

Delay surgery or other drastic measures, as most GD issues are self correcting.

In the meantime, help them find physical outlets for stress to flush free floating adrenals and limit sugar, carbs, junk food, caffine...anything that can crank up the endocrine system.

NCCAH (non-classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia) is rare. Both sides have to be carriers. For my husband, it was his Italian background. For me, Ashkenazi Jewish blood in the family line. Unless the child has ambiguous genitalia or other markers, most can live normal lives without even realizing what they have. Neither my husband nor I show any signs and knew nothing of this condition until fate shoved it down our throats. An ACHT stimulation test is the best indicator.

Dr. Kenneth Zucker, a leading expert on GD issues, has a number of papers published on the topic. He was removed from his own clinic because he didn’t tow the line on trans issues and cautioned against extreme measures for children. Just know, the system is stacked against you, so quietly urge patience and a wait and see approach with family members. Be loving, but don’t budge.

If the person has just started puberty and tests positive for NCCAH, it is not too late. In our case, my child hit puberty at 9 but didn’t tell us everything that was happening until 15. Early puberty is a big red flag.

The STAAR test is the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness Test that all students must take to pass certain subjects for high school graduation.

Wishing you all the best.

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