Episode 3.1 - One Brave 10-Year-Old (Dempsey & Jaime Jara)

When Dempsey Jara told her parents she was a girl and not a boy (which she was presumed to be at birth) a light went off in their heads. They could either get behind their young daughter or fight it. They chose the former, and what unfolded is a journey that has literally changed the narrative on how trans kids are perceived in the U.S. and the world (as proved by a lot of media coverage). On the Season 3 opener of Why Here, hosts Benton and Tristan chat with 10-year-old Dempsey and her mother Jaime about National Coming Out Day,  transitioning at a young age,  the anti-trans legislation sweeping the country, unicorns and — yes Benton — musicals.