Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait of Chris King, a man whose father transitioned to female when he was a child. Get 40% off access to world-wide perspectives on today’s biggest news stories. Subscribe through my link https://ground.news/swu to unlock your unlimited monthly account today.  Here's a link to Christopher's book: https://a.co/d/j9k1bMB For ad-free, uncensored videos and plenty of exclusive content please subscribe to the Soft White Underbelly subscription channel at softwhiteunderbelly.com. It's $10 a month and watchable on Apple and Android mobile apps, Roku TV, Apple TV and Amazon Fire. 0:00 – Intro 0:26 – Childhood & Family Divorce 1:38 – “Overnight” Change & No Explanations 3:58 –Shame & Hiding In Public 5:01 – Ground News Ad 6:19 – Before The Transition 6:54 – Court Therapy & Supervised Exchanges 13:22 – Discovering Court Documents Years Later 14:32 – Judge’s Brutal Honesty 17:30 – “Call Me Mom” 19:36 – Family Blowups 21:58 – Fear of Confusing Kids 25:14 – Feeling It Was Forced & Loss Of Choice 28:00 – Respect For Dad’s Persistence 33:37 – “My Parent”: The Compromise Language 35:29 – Chris' Views 38:26 – Reconnecting In 2025 39:19 – Jail At 18: Dad As The One He Calls 40:33 – Book Plug: “Call Me Mom” Here's how to purchase the Soft White Underbelly books and merch: https://softwhiteunderbelly.org #swu #softwhiteunderbelly #documentary #marklaita #transgenderstory #parents #childhoodtrauma