Here's the story as told by the Miami Herald [click here].

They do a far better job with the pronouns. Plus, they quote the father in depth, where he comes off as a very supportive and sympathetic figure, despite his stubbornness with the pronoun situation.

Bear in mind that being transsexual means your gender identity is opposite your physical birth gender. This is true no matter where a person is in the transition process. So, even though Andii may be pre-op, she's still transsexual. Genital surgery isn't even available in the U.S. until you reach 18. So, let's not be dissing on her, okay? She says she's a girl, that's all anyone needs to know.

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"Now I'm a crossdresser."