Future Hope 2.

From KETV7, Omaha.

An Omaha couple is allowing their 8-year-old son to openly live life as a girl. It’s a decision that means the child is no longer invited to attend Catholic school.

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The mother said the child has consistently asked to be called a girl since she was 4 years old.

“One night, she said ‘Every night when I go to bed, I pray my inside will match my outside. But it never happens,'" the mother said, recalling the words of her middle child.

The child will attend a public school in the fall, using her chosen name and wearing a ponytail in her hair.

“It was not a decision that was made rashly at all. It was a decision to protect her psyche and her self-esteem,” the mother said.

Therapists agree that forcing a person to live in a social role outside their perceived gender is damaging.

"They have lived through nervous breakdowns, suicide attempts and deep depression because they could never truly be themselves."

“Just take the time to listen. It is different. It’s something most people have never heard of, but it doesn’t make it scary or pathological.”

Full story can be found here. CNN has an interview video up as well.