![]() Hunter (center), age 5, wearing her sister Hannah's (right) dress at a birthday party. We made a point to see a preschool teacher when Hunter was three… I remember asking her "Is this 'normal' that our kid comes to school every day and puts on a pink dress, when all the other little boys have on plaid vests and fireman coats?" And that was not what our kid did. And I’m saying "he" because he was our oldest child and our son. We would show Hunter all the superheroes and he would want Catwoman or Hawkgirl. Hunter: I’ve always had this persistent need for femininity and expressing that-like ever since I was a teeny, tiny toddler. When did you first realize you didn’t identify as a boy? ![]() Jess Clark sat down with the three of them as they share the story of Hunter's transition. Her parents are Katy Schafer and Mac Schafer, a pastor at Hudson Memorial Presbyterian Church. She was labeled male at birth, but transitioned to female her freshman year of high school. Schafer, 17, is a junior at the UNC School of the Arts high school, and she's transgender. Hunter Schafer is one of several North Carolina residents challenging the state's controversial new discrimination law in federal court.
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