He and his three older siblings - two girls and a boy - live in a middle-class Broward County neighborhood with their father, an attorney, and their mother, who has a master's degree in counseling.
Pat's parents had never heard of gender dysphoria until they took their child for treatment. He was insisting that he was a girl, and often tried to hide his penis between his legs.
After long consultation with a team of pediatric endocrinologists and therapists, then with school officials, the parents decided that it was in Pat's best interest to live as a girl.
"The school officials have agreed to continue working with the family and medical professionals to help create an environment that will maximize the child's ability to learn and grow within the school system," said family attorney Karen Doering, who specializes in defending the rights of people who are transgendered, gay, bisexual or lesbian.
He and his three older siblings.
It is often the youngest in the family that has these kinds of weird situations. I don't know why. I am glad that I am the oldest in the family. The youngest children are often gay (at least that is the studies). I am unsure why that is.