Mimi and Joe Lemay of Massachusetts say their son Jacob was never happy as a girl , adding that he has called himself a boy since he was two . It took years and many emotional ups and downs before the couple finally decided to let him transition . The family says they were told by doctors at Boston Children's Hospital in 2012 that Jacob's gender dysphoria is not reversible, but it can be managed with medication.
Mimi and Joe Lemay of Massachusetts say their son Jacob was never happy as a girl , adding that he has called himself a boy since he was two . It took years and many emotional ups and downs before the couple finally decided to let him transition . Now attending a school where everyone knows him as a boy , Jacob is the happiest and most outgoing he has ever been .