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A brother and sister have swapped genders after they came out to
their parents as transgender just a month apart.

At just three years old, Aly McGarrity was a tomboy who enjoyed
playing football with the boys, while older sibling Russie, then
5, preferred playing dress up with the girls.

For Russie, now known as Rai, the next few years were hard, her
mother Beth told Good Housekeeping.

At high school, she was bullied by other students but refused to
bow to pressure to conform and adopted an androgynous look.

'I would rather be hated for who I am than loved for who I am
not,' she told her parents.

Mrs McGarrity, from Connecticut, says she always knew her
children were a little different.

But she, and husband Russ, became worried about Rai who slowly
spiraled into depression.

Mrs McGarrity said her school struggled to understand her
struggle and even threatened to expel her after she ran into the
girl's toilets.

'I did not choose this for myself,' she had told her mom. 'I
wish there was a way that I could not be this way.'

While the family were concerned with Rai, unbeknownst to anyone,
Aly was also struggling with gender.

What a couple of fucked up parents. Really.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3348259/Brother-sister- swap-sex-coming-transgender-just-month-apart.html

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