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  1. Mirry

    Transgender children

    Yes, I pretty much meant what you said about society expecting people to have qualities of their genders. Personally I don't care if somebody is a boy and looks like a girl or vice versa, but society as a whole will judge them based on it. :3 Even though it's not right, appearances do count...
  2. Mirry

    Transgender children

    This is basically my dilemma, except you worded it better. XD If the kid is trying to kill himself because of not being accepted as his "true" gender (this has apparently happened in some cases), then I would definitely be willing at that point to help him transition to the opposite sex. Only...
  3. Mirry

    Transgender children

    I'm assuming that surskitty is female? I liked dragons and dinosaurs when I was little, too... I don't think society finds it as strange to see a girl playing with things like that, although perhaps labeled "boy things", than it does to see a boy playing with Barbie dolls or something. But...
  4. Mirry

    Transgender children

    But isn't society always imposing gender roles upon everyone from the moment they exit their mother's wombs? As was being touched upon in the "differences between men and women" thread, if it's a baby boy its room will be decked out with blue or camouflage with trains and other "boy things"; if...
  5. Mirry

    Transgender children

    I agree... I guess my confusion lies in how one can tell if a child "really is convinced" or not.
  6. Mirry

    Transgender children

    I have been reading some rather interesting discussions on this topic lately, and was wondering what your opinion was on the matter. If a child is convinced that he/she is of the opposite gender, how should a parent handle this situation? Should the parent try to have the child embrace his/her...
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