Trans Puberty Myths ft. Alex Bertie & Charlie Martin | Voice Box | Childline

Puberty is tough on everyone, but for trans people there are even more things to consider. Alex Bertie and Charlie Martin put some trans puberty myths to rest. Trans terminology explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgpg6oUvyAQ Finding a gender identity clinic: http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/Transhealth/Pages/local-gender-identity-clinics.aspx Talk to Childline: https://www.childline.org.uk/talk/Pages/Talk.aspx?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=201605-puberty&utm_content=talk At 4:45 Alex says "whether you are trans or cis." The term cis is an abbreviation of the word 'cisgender,' which means someone whose gender identity aligns with the gender they were assigned at birth. MUSIC 'Blip Stream' by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Talk to a counsellor and get confidential advice: https://www.childline.org.uk/get-support _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ About us Childline is a free, private and confidential service for anyone under 19 in the UK. Whatever your worry, whenever you need help, however you want to get in touch. We're here for you online, on the phone, anytime. Visit our website for info and advice, games, and message boards where you can talk to other young people in a safe space. Check out our site - childline.org.uk About Voice Box Voice Box is our weekly YouTube series, where each episode, we look at a different topic and invite some of our favourite YouTubers to help give you advice and support for whatever you're going through. We look at a range of different topics, such as mental health, sexuality, bullying, relationships and much more. To check out more of our videos, head on over to our channel! Subscribe to our YouTube channel - bit.ly/2s64wBR _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Follow us on social! Facebook - www.facebook.com/childline Instagram - www.instagram.com/childline_official