I think each and everyone of us are impacted by the stereotyping of gender markers. Can children really make an informed decision on many things? Most likely some can and some cannot. (BTW, it depends on one's interpretation of "informed".)
Here is an article/link I ran across today. For better or for worse this camp for young genderqueer cis-boys, I think is a step forward. There is a space where they are free to express their gender without harsh retribution, judgement.
Here is another link on a blog that offers some comment, thought to as the why and how of it in gender expression of genderqueer children.
http://dish.andrewsullivan.com/2012/...on-better-hed/
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A Boys' Camp to Redefine Gender
By David Rosenberg | Posted Monday, July 15, 2013
Over the past three years, photographer Lindsay Morris has been documenting a four-day camp for gender nonconforming boys and their parents.
Although it is unknown if the kids at the camp will eventually identify as gay or transgender—or even if the way gender and sexuality are defined throughout society will evolve—the camp allows the kids to look at themselves in a completely different way.
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http://www.slate.com/blogs/behold/20...lugin_activity