Family Secrets: ABC Primetime - The Chloe Prince Story - July 21st 2009

Thank you for tuning into my webcast, which follows up on the ABC Special "Family Secrets"

I want to make VERY clear something. The story told on ABC Primetime does NOT represent all transgendered people. It is my families story only, and each transgendered person should be given unique consideration. Therefore, I will ONLY be discussing OUR story... not offering comment, or offering opinions to the transgendered community or other transgendered individuals.

There has been some questions regarding my Chromosomal variance "Kleinfelters Syndrome" (KS) also know as 47 XXY.

I am a 47 XXY "Mosaic" KS person. The ABC piece did not make that clear enough, but makes a huge difference. Regular 47 XXY KS people are usually sterile, but Mosaic KS people are [in some cases] able to have children because not all their body's chromosomes are XXY. Rather, some chomosoms are just plain old XY.

Feel free to check out PINKessence - a Transgender Social Networking site I founded which is part of the NING network. PE is now over 1300+ members and growing strong. If you enjoy Facebook, you will enjoy some of the Facebook style features PINKessence has to offer you. Aside from the Transgender members, PE has many families, spouses, co-workers and supportive friends of the Transgender Community among its membership - feel free to give it a try! All are welcome to apply.

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Our family would like to again thank ABC studios for handling this story with sensitivity, and class. Thank you...



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On July 21^st 2009, my family and I will be the focus of an ABC Primetime Television series called “Family Secrets”. The show centers around the rather unusual circumstance for transitioning my gender presentation from Male to Female, and how it has affected and changed the dynamics of those in my life.

I ask that you watch this episode with an open heart and open mind, reserve judgment, and understand this is only my story, and does not represent all Transgender or intersexed people.

For those that have written to me asking a lot of heavy handed questions, should be forewarned; this episode is not about exercising any agenda’s for the LGBT community. If you’re looking for political correctness or walls to be broken through by this story, you will be disappointed. However, if you are looking for the honesty told from compelling innocence, without bias or reservation to share, then you will want to look forward to the episode.

To prepare for the episode, I was given good media relations tips by people like Dona Rose, Jenny Boylan, Mara Kiesling and even Calpernia Adams. In December of 2008, I drove to New York and met with the ABC Producer, where we discussed the episode. There I was able to give my thoughts and ideas on how to best present our story and to also understand more about what I was getting into. Needless to say, before accepting the opportunity, we carefully discussed certain aspects that were important, like language, terminology, and other stereotypes that I wished to avoid – like putting on make-up in the mirror and the rolling up the panty hose scenes. I wanted to bring dignity to the subject, and therefore, only agreed to be on camera doing things any other woman would do normally.