Thank you Dianne.  At least someone knows the conclusions of the medical community.  Had this reporter done some actual investigative reporting she would have discovered her single reference of McHugh has been discredited by even his own colleagues at John Hopkins.  He also believes conversion therapy works for gay people.  McHugh is classic religious zealot that abandoned rational thought based on real scientific studies and conclusive data from therapists and surveys across the globe.  Let children tell you who they are - be open to phases - but be accepting if the child exhibits consistent and persistent gender identity.  If the girl in her article has a boy's gender, the child will let his parents know. And if the child flips back to saying I am more comfortable as a boy, the parents will likely be jubilent because they know how hard society can be on transpeople.  No one is forcing the child to be either gender and that is the point.