'It's heartbreaking, everyone knows what a sweet boy Ben is'
When Ben Sarak decided he wanted to grow his hair out and give it to charity, his mum Natasha couldn’t have been prouder.
“He’s learned to laugh when he’s called a girl and walk away. He’s kept at it, but he can’t wait to get it cut so it’s been a challenge.” Community fundraiser worker Natasha, 37, can recall the first time her son was attacked for wearing his hair in a man bun style. “He’s always been called names,” she added. “He’s got a lovely face; he’s pretty so he always gets called a girl, whether people are being mean or not. We will go into a café and he will get called madam. He’ll say, ‘I’m a boy!’
“He’s had a couple of incidents, but you know what, he’s grown a really thick skin about it. It’s just so heartbreaking.
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