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[jthornto]

Hi, I'm new to the forum and obviously don't have the time to read each post, even though I wish I did. Over the summer, our 14-year-old daughter informed her father and me that she is biologically supposed to be a boy. Her appearance has changed dramatically and she is talking about binding her chest, etc. Her father and I are divorced, but we are on the same page as far as supporting her and loving her and helping her figure out who she is really meant to be. We don't have the answers. We do know that, prior to this summer, she never gave one indication that she thought she was male. We are in the process of finding a therapist who will not automatically "affirm" that she is male, but will help her work through this and other issues she's had, including cutting. She is already 5'10," went through puberty early and has had a lot of medical issues associated with being female. We want her to grow into the healthy, happy, creative, amazing child we know she is. We just are lost. So, any recommendations you can give for boarding schools (after a great deal of therapy, of course) that would support our views in helping her discover who she really is, would be appreciated.