Little Boy Wants to Join the Girl Scouts

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Armads said:

sapphi_snake said:

Armads said:

I do not understand the average response to this thread.  It would appear that 99% of you did not click the link and do not realize this 'boy' is transgender.  Joecool7 seems to have written an essay without acknowledging or realizing that the child is transgender.

Don't you think you're getting a little ahead of yourself? he's jsut a little kid.

I don't see what age has to do with it.  Being transgender isn't about taking hormones and getting surgery.  Transgender describes someone who's gender identity does not match socially accepted assignments based on sex.  The child likes wearing girls clothes and playing with barbies, do you think that when he gets older he's going to suddenly have a drastic change in his fashion sense?  Did you go from wearing girls clothes to guys clothes as you got older? 

 

Studies show that if a child wishes to cross dress in early child hood they are very likely to be transgendered in adult life.  If the child is dressing like a woman now he will be 20 years from now as well, as long as he isn't denying himself of what he wants.  Also I posted a link earlier to a study which found that transgender brains are halfway between male and female.

It actually is. Transgendered people are considered to be suffering from GID (Gender Identity Disorder). The 'treatment' for this 'disorder' is generally psychological therapy, followed by hormone therapy and sex reassignment surgery. The ideea that if someone whose sex is masculin likes to play with dolls means that he's actually a female is very counter-productive to any attempt to undermine rigid gender roles. There's a reason why sex reassignment surgery is permitted and even state funded in Iran.