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The Signal Team (2019)

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ABC News journos who tell stories differently. We present the daily news podcast, The Signal.

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Growing up non-binary

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Meet Olivia, an 11-year-old on puberty blockers, who rejects he, she, they & them as pronouns.

Olivia is non-binary, and there are plenty of people who argue that medical intervention in cases like this one constitutes abuse.

By contrast, Olivia's family says a diagnosis of gender dysphoria and the extra time bought by puberty blockers has improved their child's life immensely.

Today, we look at the reality of growing up non-binary in Australia in 2020.

19mins 42secs

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