My relationship with my daughter Diamond
is very toxic.
Diamond is disrespectful.
It feels like Diamond only cares about herself.
She doesn't seem to care. (Diamond laughs)
I'm so sorry, it's like too funny right now,
it's like you're so serious.
I am serious.
Diamond refuses to follow any rules.
She calls herself a boss bitch,
she runs her own universe.
She says that she's only young once,
and she wants to live her life.
She believes she's powerful.
Diamond wants to party, she wants to go to clubs,
she wants to drink.
Diamond has lived about 13 places in a year.
Two weeks ago, Diamond got kicked out of the last shelter.
This is the car me and diamond spend most of our days.
We're in here 99% of the time.
I am living with Diamond in my car, and hotels,
because I'm worried about her.
I can't leave my daughter alone.
I'm not happy when we're together,
but at least when we're together I know she's safe.
My daughter Diamond was born Brandon.
Right after Diamond's 16th birthday,
she put sunglasses on, I didn't see her eyes
for three years.
She wore a shield, she wore it about a year.
Brandon told me he wanted to go by the name Diamond,
about a year and a half ago.
When Diamond started feeling good about herself,
I was very happy.
I thought things would get a lot better,
but she went crazy.
She started dressing provocative.
Diamond believes she can find men to give her money.
Diamond thinks she's gonna live a lifestyle
of the rich and famous, but she can't even get out of bed
to get you an appointment.
Diamond has me so exhausted.
I'm to the point if something doesn't happen with Diamond,
I'm just gonna drive myself to the hospital.
I've had little breakdowns in the last couple months.
I love her to death, and I would literally
give my life for her if I had to.
Now she's homeless, because no job, no money,
no school, nothing, so absolutely no way to exist.
And you on the other hand are working,
and you have a career, not just a job, you do well,
but you've chosen to be homeless with your daughter.
Tell me how you reasoned through that.
Otherwise she'll be all alone,
so I need to know that she's okay, and safe.
Christy's daughter Diamond says transitioning to a woman
was the best decision of her life,
and she's never been happier.
Her mother says that's just simply not true.
But her new lifestyle comes with a cost,
as she admits she's homeless, broke,
and even she admits that she's in constant danger.
Take a look.
(upbeat music)
My life is out of control in a really good way.
I'm going out with guys, and I'm doing all these fun things,
and I'm meeting all these people, and I have friends now,
and I'm traveling all over, and I love myself,
and I'm also like loving my life.
I wanna be powerful, and one of my goals
is I would love to be able to walk over people,
and get and do whatever I want,
and live every day like it's my last.
I refuse to be controlled.
This belief has gotten me in to bad situations.
Ultimately I get what I want.
I feel like my life is a movie, or a music video,
like it's just cool.
I was born Brandon and now I am transitioning in to Diamond.
Brandon was an average person I would say,
and he didn't love himself.
I started wearing the sunglasses,
'cause I felt like I was hidden away.
I eventually started just wearing that with a hoodie,
and then it got worse, and I started wearing like a shield,
and eventually like no one would bother me anymore.
You know, I was figuring out like who I was,
and I was looking at pictures of women,
and I wanted to look like that, I liked guys,
and I thought, well maybe if I was a woman,
I think it would be easier to say I like guys,
than being like a guy, and like saying I like guys.
When I was 19 I realized I wanted to transition,
and then I started taking hormones.
Everything changes, mentally, physically,
feeling things that I've never felt before,
and I just thought being a woman would make me more special.
My life is based on three things, money, sex, and looks.
Like I'm a free spirit, and it's like so much fun,
and exhilarating.
Glamour is like my goals, and that's I wanna achieve.
My mother doesn't think I have a brain,
and she thinks that I'm reckless.
She worries because I do do crazy things.
My Mom did abandon me.
She just left me without any life skills,
and she ran off with a guy she thought she was in love with.
She's not homeless, but I am homeless.
She just decided to be homeless with me.
I can do what I want, I'm a big girl now.