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The mum of two Irish transgender sisters has opened up about coming out as a lesbian to her children.

Cork sisters Jamie and Chloe O’Herlihy were born male but identify as women and are both awaiting on gender reassignment treatment.

The 23-year-old blonde and 20-year-old redhead appeared on the Ray D’Arcy Show with their mother Sarah on Saturday.

Sarah said she came out to the pair over ten years ago after realising she was attracted to women.

She said: “I was a single mother and they were always on to me asking if I fancied [different men].

“I said ‘Maybe it might be a her’ and I suppose they had grown up with friends who had lesbian parents so it wasn’t really a big thing for them.”

“We had a very cultured childhood,” Chloe added.

Sarah also revealed that she initially “uncomfortable” when she noticed Jamie wanted to play with dolls as a young child, but then decided not to force gender stereotypes on her sons.

“It started when Jamie was a baby in the buggy and we were in a shop and she picked out a doll,” she said.

“I was very uncomfortable. I suppose I was brought up in a very gender stereotypical world.

“It wasn’t until I started working in a real humanistic centre that I started to realise how damaging putting gender stereotypes on children could be

“All the toys became toys for everyone at home.

“It’s just part of what they did. I loved them anyway.”

Jamie said: “[Our mum] was always very open and understanding. We were allowed to play with dolls and all that and there was never judgement there.”