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Harsh opinions in the local and even international press. in their small hometown in california, scott and tom seek refuge from the media fallout. but on may 3, 2010, their family became the victims of a freak and almost fatal accident. >> i'm watching tv and not a care, not a real care in the world, and then my dad and dad two started saying there's a fire and to get out. i mean, if they didn't say that, i would have sat there and not noticed the fire at all. >> the fire destroyed their home. >> it was really scary and i was trying not to breathe, having my shirt over my mouth. i ended up get...

Also known as the city of crosses, the bible belt town wouldn't be the first place for a gay transgender couple and their children. >> as a family we're not in an ideal place right now. we're not where we want to be. tom doesn't like new mexico. i don't like new mexico. i think for the most part we all just really miss our friends. we miss our grass. we miss our lawn, and we miss everything about home. >> scott's working nights as a caregiver while studying for a psychology degree. tom has taken a job as a satellite tv technician. >> i thought going from a small town to a bigger town would hel...

>> i'm not going to let one person's opinion of me just ruin my family. tom and scott moore have been married for three years. despite their appearances, they were both born as girls. >> growing up i was 100% girl. my mom had me wear my hair down, it was down past my waist. she tried really hard, you know, little strawberry shortcake everything. but on the inside i always knew that i was different. hi. >> i was always kind of the awkward kid.

I don't know what to say to that part. no, i mean, hey, that's his business. it's not the way it's supposed to be, of course, but can't do anything about it now. he's so far into it. it's a man's decision that he made, the woman, whatever. whatever he is. his decision. may god be with him, i say. >> worryingly for scott and tom, members of another church hold similar views. >> if they came to us before having a child, i would advise them not to. i would say there are things in their life that need to change, that need to be brought within the conformity of scripture. >> god created women to be...

However, it's better than to have a child on the street nobody is taking care of. >> that type of decision that someone would make would be on par with adultery or lying or any other sin. >> like most transsexuals, tom would argue their transition from one gender to another was unavoidable. >> i choose to be harassed, i choose to be called names, i choose to be different. no. you don't make a choice. it's simply who you are. and it's not an easy life. i've stopped trying to figure out what people think. if you spent -- it doesn't matter gay, straight, bi, white, black, purple, if you spent you...