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A Swansea documentary maker will see her latest work, which follows the brave journey of a transgender teen from west Wales, aired on BBC television next week.

Molly-Anna Woods, who works for television production company Telesgop, based in Bay Studios off Fabian Way, has spent the last year making Sweet Sixteen: A Transgender Story, which follows Llyr Jones as she turns 16 and captures key milestones in her transition from male to female.

Describing the programme, a spokeswoman for the BBC, said: “Llyr comes from a traditional farming family in a rural, Welsh-speaking area near Aberystwyth. The programme explores the impact of Llyr’s transition both on her own life and on her parents and the community where she grew up.

“Embarking on the next stage of her transition with the prescription of testosterone blockers, Llyr navigates these momentous changes in her life with the support of her family and friends, along with her own self-belief.”

Ms Woods was nominated for a BAFTA Cymru award last year for Swansea Sparkle: A Transgender Story, which explored the transgender community in Swansea and across south Wales.

Ms Woods said: “Llyr has been very brave in sharing her story for television. She is transitioning from male to female at a young age and that brings unique challenges. Llyr (who still uses her male birth name) comes from a traditional farming community where her situation is very unusual so she is breaking new ground.

“The programme shows her at a number of important milestones in her life, including going to the local Aberystwyth agricultural show presenting as female, travelling to London for medical advice, celebrating her 16th birthday and being prescribed testosterone blockers.

“Llyr’s parents, Diane and Huw, have been incredibly supportive and the programme captures how the family, as a unit, copes with the transitioning process as a son becomes a daughter.

“It has been a privilege spending time with Llyr and her family and seeing Llyr grow so much in confidence into a lovely young woman.”

She said she first met Llyr in 2015 when she was directing BBC documentary Swansea Sparkle: A Transgender Story.

In that programme, we saw Llyr dress as a girl for the first time when she attended ‘Swansea Sparkle’ at the National Waterfront Museum, Wales’s biggest transgender event. It was a wonderful night for her particularly as she won the title of Miss Swansea Sparkle 2015!

“Swansea Sparkle has a very special place in her heart so it was great to see her come full circle in this programme as she returned to Swansea Sparkle 2016 to hand over the crown and title to the new winner.”

Sweet Sixteen: A Transgender Story airs on Tuesday, May 9, on BBC One Wales at 10.40pm.