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Associated Press - May 17, 2009 5:05 PM ET
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - An Omaha therapist who's worked with more than 200 transgender people in the metro area says it's healthier to live as one's chosen gender when there's a discrepancy with the biological gender.
Ellie Hites says the brain is sometimes wired differently than the body is.
She says many of her transgender clients have suffered from nervous breakdowns, suicide attempts and deep depression because they've been forced to hide their true identity.
An 8-year-old Omaha boy says it's like being trapped somewhere and you can't get out.
The child has asked since age 4 to be called a girl and be allowed to act like one. He'll soon get his wish.
His parents plan to enroll him in a new school in fall so he can live openly as a girl.
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