Meet Halal.

I'm Halal of Massachusetts of the United States.

Halal is nine years old and has two younger sisters.

I like to draw, read, bake, play with logos,

and hang out with my sisters.

And three years ago when Halal was just six,

they had something to share with their parents.

And I am a boy girl.

The revelation came after Halal was playing

with their little sister, Yara.

Do you remember?

Halal was crying.

Yeah.

Right, Halal was crying.

And we said, what's wrong?

And Halal said, well, Yara and I are playing parents.

And Yara says that she's the mommy and that you're the daddy.

Meaning, Halal is the daddy.

And that doesn't feel right because I'm a boy girl.

Yeah.

That's Halal's parents, mom, Shira, and dad, Ari.

We're using the family's first names due to Halal's age.

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