Q Our granddaughter is a bright, funny, articulate 15-year-old who enjoys life. One of her best friends, a genetic male, has this term started to live as a girl and is about to begin hormone treatment. It is clear that the school is uncertain how to react to the circumstances. Our granddaughter is keen to support her friend, but is being very hurt by some of the behaviour she is exhibiting, for example making fun of our granddaughter’s make-up and pushing her around physically.

We can see that this is probably the result of a very confused young person, who has lived as a boy for 15 years, trying to work out how to be a teenage girl. Our granddaughter, as a trusted friend, is