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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.

when i was a child i pretended to be batman for a while, then superman, then a ninja turtle etc etc etc

but obviously like with all play acting that children engage in it was not encouraged as a lifestyle choice

to what percent is this temporary play acting that children are then encouraged to view as a permanent lifestyle?