Too young to decide? Questions dividing real-life Butterfly families

Behind ITV’s drama about a transgender child is a fierce debate that has led parents to challenge a pioneering clinic

Many viewers who watched the finale of ITV’s drama Butterfly last Sunday were left in tears when transgender child Maxine, 12, was finally able to take the hormone blockers necessary for her to begin the transition from natal boy to girl.

The show, starring Callum Booth-Ford as Maxine and Anna Friel as her mother, has won plaudits for breaking new ground. But some parents of children who have transitioned, or have explored the possibility, question whether Maxine should be on such a journey in the first place.

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