indimom
Are We There Yet?
- Joined
- Jul 18, 2008
Absolutely. I'm not denying that there are actual transgender individuals, but I think there are also a lot of kids who question their gender unnecessarily. A boy should be able to like Princess movies and still be a boy; a girl should be able to like football and still be a girl. - Instead of encouraging people to completely change genders (with all the associated medical risks) why don't we just include more acceptable behavior within genders?
This with exclamation points!!!!! I couldn't care less about a person's sexuality or gender. But, the idea that if you enjoy sports, you should identify/become a male; or if you enjoy pink or dolls, you should identify/become a girl is just ridiculous.
Isn't this pigeon-holing people even more than traditional "gender" beliefs??
I especially think this is a bit ridiculous for small children. While there may be signs from an early age that a person will be gay or trans or something else, that doesn't mean we should be pushing these more adult decisions on small children. Just let them be a child and enjoy what they enjoy without making permanent life-altering decisions. Those decisions can come later when they are old enough to make those decisions.
I honestly feel like this is more "pushing gender stereotypes" than anything I grew up with.