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'I am a boy' insists child born a girl
I saw this story on FaceBook this morning and was overjoyed! It is so wonderful and rewarding to see parents who truly love and support their children NO MATTER WHAT!
http://www.news-journalonline.com/ne...rn-a-girl.html
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It is so wondergful to read such a story of parents who are Present enough with their child to know his Truths.
and I commend the media for such a warm human interest story about trans people the world, it be achanging..right before our eyes. And while it might not impact us yet, for some it is, like this boy, as he can testify. you know, I do hope someday people wont look at me like I have three heads when I say I have dated FtMs. I dont get the startle reaction anymore for dating "females". And most people kinda get the concept of butch women/male ID'd butches when I explain what kind of "woman" I am attracted to. But I still get the startle reaction when I say I have dated trans folks. But then again, I get it when I say I have dated bio men too. One person even asked how she would know what gender someone was, if she saw me out with someone who "looked" male. I said, "oh honey, dont worry your little head about it. Just say hi and act like you are a nice person and assume s/he is too." sorry for the slight derail...
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Amazing.. I wish everyone could have parents that loving and supportive.
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An inbetween pronoun
Language is an inherently limited tool to explain our world, ourselves and each other. But, it's what we got.
I am of a couple (or more) minds in regards to stories like this one. And I know that one news story can not explain every little aspect to the story it is trying to report. But I think about what I would do in this situation.....and....honestly, I am not sure I would allow my child (under a certain age) to define their gender for themselves. I realize that by posting this I am risking igniting a powder keg in here. But I do that sometimes, take these risks for the sake of discussion. So, to further explain myself. I think I would exhaust all attempts to explain gender (body parts) and preferences (personality traits) and to explain that our society labels us according to the body parts, period, right or wrong. I would go on to explain that when the child is old enough, they can decide to change those body parts or even define themselves differently without changing anything physically, but until then, we will have to go with the body parts definition. And this is where I wish there could be an in between pronoun, but there isn't. And before I get too roughed up as a reaction to this post, please hear me when I say: I told my mother I was going to grow up to be a boy. And in first grade I signed some of my school work "Tony" (just found these papers recently - what a revelation). I think gender as a binary experience is the problem. The claiming of one gender excluding the claiming of the other is the problem. Not whether a child believes they are one or the other.
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Kids ca define their gender pretty early on.
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