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Thomas Lobel, who now calls himself Tammy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Tammy favours picked out bras and dresses to start wearing when given choice in clothing to wear<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The lesbian parents of an 11-year-old boy who is undergoing the process of becoming a girl last night defended the decision, claiming it was better for a child to have a sex change when young.<\/p>\n

Thomas Lobel, who now calls himself Tammy, is undergoing controversial hormone blocking treatment in Berkeley, California to stop him going through puberty as a boy.<\/p>\n

HOW HORMONE BLOCKING WORKS:<\/strong>
\nTammy Lobel’s hormones are being blocked by an implant on the inside of the 11-year-old’s upper left arm, which must be replaced once a year.
\nMs Moreno explained: ‘In other words, she will stay as a pre-pubescent boy until she decides and we feel that she can make this decision about surgery.’<\/p>\n

His parents say the hormone treatment will give him time to figure out if he wants to fully transition to being female or go through puberty as a boy.<\/p>\n

By age 14 or 15 the device will need to be removed so that Tammy can go through puberty, Ms Moreno said.
\nIf he chooses to stop taking the drugs, he will undergo natural male puberty at a later stage and his future fertility would not be impacted.<\/p>\n

Should their son decide to transition to an adult female, he can take female hormones as well, which would raise his voice, allow him to grow breasts and develop other feminine physical characteristics.<\/p>\n

The couple were married in 1990 by a rabbi and have two older sons and grandchildren. But they insist their sexuality has nothing to do with it.<\/span><\/p>\n

‘It was odd to us,’ she said. ‘Even though she has lesbians as parents, this is all new to us in every possible way. We know what it’s like to feel different – we’ve got that one. But to feel like you’re not in the right body was just something we could not put our heads around.’<\/span><\/p>\n

Fortunately, the family has a vast support system. The couple credits Tammy’s teachers and officials at Children’s Learning Center in Alameda, California, and their religious community, for being open-minded about their son’s decision.
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‘We live in the Bay area where lots of alternative lifestyles are in place… and we belong to a religious community that was incredibly supportive. They make it a point when we’re in synagogue to come over and tell Tammy, “Oh, you look so pretty today,’ Ms Moreno said, adding, ‘There’s never going to be enough gratitude for them.’ \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

(NOTE: \u00a0There are many more pictures, including the lesbian women who are doing this to the boy they adopted and a picture of Thomas when he much younger, looking like a boy.) \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/span>Read and see more:\u00a0http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-2043345\/The-California-boy-11-undergoing-hormone-blocking-treatment.html#ixzz1ZTcb4yZD<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Watchwoman:<\/strong><\/span> God Word declares:\u00a0[Romans 1:24-32]\u00a0<\/strong> Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:[ 25]\u00a0 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.\u00a0 [26]\u00a0 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: [27]\u00a0 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.\u00a0 [28]\u00a0 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; [29]\u00a0 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, [30]\u00a0 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, [31]\u00a0 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: [32]\u00a0 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them. [King James Version of the Holy Bible] \u25ac Donna Calvin<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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