| sundin13 said: Your OP kind of frames the debate by using some loaded language that isn't really present in the examples. You claim that these parents are pushing their children, however in both examples you provided, it appears that the children are the ones who are being allowed to lead and express their own identities in the way they see fit. In my opinion, the only way to see such a thing as child abuse is if your own biases lead you to believe that Transgender identity is wrong in some way. |
The problem with this line of thinking is little children's brains are nowhere near fully developed. Young kids largely have no idea what they want, and it's the responsibility of the parent to "steer the ship" in the right direction for them so-to-speak. Of course they should give them the freedom to make their own choice, but these choices need to start small and grow in significance as the child grows, ie not completely life changing situations at such a young age. If a kid says they'd love to swim with the sharks at 7 years old, do you as a parent let them?
A kid doesn't know at 5 years old if they will truly be happy being a trans person at age 85.
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