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"children as young as 5 years old are realizing their true gender identity"

Link link by MateFrio on 08 February 2008, tagged as gender, identity, children, and young

The issue of being transgender usually pops up with students in high school. However, a 2nd grade boy wants to dress as a girl and be addressed with a girl's name.

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Where do you draw the line? by Brandon :: NR9

I identified with the comments of one of the parents:

I just find it ironic that they can dictate the dress style of children to make sure they don't wear inappropriate clothing, but they have no controls in place for someone wearing transgender clothing.

I grew my hair out when I was a freshman in high school, and for some reason I thought it would be fun to braid it and come to school with foil on the ends of the braids. I didn't make it through my first period without being sent to the office where an assistant principle instructed me to remove the "distraction."

We also weren't allowed to wear shorts or tank-tops, and the boys couldn't have earrings or facial hair. In middle school it was even more severe. I was made to turn my BUM Equipment shirt inside-out once ... because it had the word "B.U.M." on it.

In any case, my question mirrors that of the guy above: If you aren't able to tell a boy not to cross-dress, then what sort of dress standards can you have?

Posted 08 February 2008, Hide, Reply