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[–]worried19 53 insightful - 2 fun53 insightful - 1 fun54 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

In case anyone is not aware, the child featured in this episode is Kai Shappley, whose conservative Christian parents beat him for being feminine as a preschooler before ultimately taking him to a gender clinic and having him transitioned.

Kimberly turned to a DIY form of conversion therapy. She dressed Kai in camouflage and held her down to cut her blond hair into a flattop. Since most of the family’s seven children are boys—Kimberly has one adult daughter—there were no “girl toys” at home, but Kimberly asked the Christian daycare Kai attended to hide any baby dolls from her as well. When Kai turned her T-shirts into skirts or insisted she was a girl, Kimberly spanked her. When Kai asked for a Minnie Mouse birthday cake, Kimberly bought her one with Mickey.

“No matter how much punishment this kid got, you couldn’t beat it out of her,” Kimberly said. “You couldn’t pray it out, I couldn’t cast it out.”

https://splinternews.com/she-was-an-ultraconservative-texas-christian-then-kai-1793859323

[–]dandeliondynasty 21 insightful - 1 fun21 insightful - 0 fun22 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

That poor child. Imagine being one of his costars, knowing that if you try to save this child before his family does permanent damage to his body, it would end your career.