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May 19, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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“I didn’t want a transgender child. I’m so ashamed of myself now”

Nothing but love for @alicemydaughter.bsky.social for this interview with the Sunday Times magazine for her book, "Her name is Alice"
Double page Sunday Times magazine spread - “I didn’t want a transgender child. I’m so ashamed of myself now” When Caroline Litman discovered that her 16-year-old wanted to become a girl, she was heartbroken. She explains how she learnt to accept Alice as her daughter — but couldn’t save her life INTERVIEW BY LAURA PULLMAN, PORTRAIT BY ANNA BATCHELOR The shock set in the moment they found the GP’s letter, left open in the kitchen beside the kettle. It was an autumn morning in 2018 when Caroline Litman’s husband, Peter, rushed upstairs to confess to his wife that he’d glimpsed the letter to their 16-year-old. It raised the possibility that the anxiety their child had been suffering might stem from “gender dysphoria”. The couple were blindsided. “It wasn’t a boy child that I longed for. It was a happy child. If transitioning could bring that happy child back out, I was all for it” Shortly afterwards, there were moments of light. Alice asked if the family could get a new dog — their old dog had recently died — and within a week they had found Pippin, a one-eyed Romanian rescue dog who became a dependable friend. That summer Alice came downstairs from her bedroom wearing a dress for the first time — a floral item that seemed to make her giddy with happiness. “I was trying so hard to be loving and accepting,” Litman says, “but inside I was, like, ‘What’s she doing? She looks ridiculous.’ Oh God, bless her!” she says, laughing fondly. “I felt really uncomfortable.” In the UK, Litman argues, trans healthcare is not fit for purpose. In March 2020, after Alice had turned 18, she was discharged from CAMHS psychiatric services as she was now a legal adult. Aged 19 she moved out of home to live with a friend in Brighton. The hope was that she would find a job or complete a course that could lead to a university place, but by her mental health was too fragile. In April 2022, using an e-consult form, Alice told a new GP in Brighton of her fears that she wasn’t taking the right medication. “I often feel hopeless, and helpless and that life is not worth living,” she wrote. An appointment was made for July. She didn’t make it. On May 26, 2022, around 8.30am, a policeman knocked on Litman’s front door. She assumed that something had happened to her 95-year-old mother, who’d spent the night in hospital after a gardening accident. “My brain was protecting me,” she says, quietly remembering that morning. The offcer suggested that the couple sit down in their living room before breaking the news. A body had been found by a passer-by earlier that morning on the Undercliff Walk between Brighton and Rottingdean. The first devastating task was telling Kate, who was studying for a history master’s at Leeds University, and Harvey, who was travelling with his girlfriend in Guatemala, before they heard the news somehow elsewhere. Litman doesn’t like gentle euphemisms for death. “I just find it so offensive because Alice’s death wasn’t peaceful and calm and a slipping away,” she says. “It was cruel and brutal, harsh and horrible.”
March 9, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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March 3, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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rockthekoopa.bsky.social
Jenny is a super sweet girl who had always held off on doing this out of fear of denying resources for others but she finally decided that she needs help and it would mean the world for me and her if you could donate or share

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Donate to Help Jenny transition with facial feminisation surgery, organized by Jenny W
I'm Jenny, a young transgender woman living in the UK. For those who ar… Jenny W needs your support for Help Jenny transition with facial feminisation surgery
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January 13, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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myrtlemystic.bsky.social
morning, but they're still in a lot of pain, as all they got was a shot for pain management. I'm going to link their gofundme below, so please consider giving anything possible in the coming days, as im not sure when they'll be healthy enough to work again.

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Donate to Help Myrtle with Scoliosis Surgery, organized by Maple Z
Hi, my name is Maple. I'm trying, desperately, to raise money for a surgery that has been d… Maple Z needs your support for Help Myrtle with Scoliosis Surgery
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December 27, 2024 at 11:04 PM