Why do so many LGBTQ kids dye their hair purple/pink/blue?

[Anonymous]

That kid is 16 at a minimum, so why are we talking about kids 5-10 years old?

[Anonymous]

Like this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That kid is 16 at a minimum, so why are we talking about kids 5-10 years old?

It was an example, but middle school kids are doing it.

[Anonymous]

my daughter has blonde hair so it's very easy to dye. I was thrilled when she asked to dye her hair purple, then pink, then turquoise. I have brown hair and always wanted to dye it but it's so hard to get color on brown. She went through the color phase from ages 9-11 and now that she is in high school has given it up (sadly!)

[Anonymous]

I colored my hair purple once. Crap, I must be trans. How do I break this to my husband and kids?

[Anonymous]

My 10 yo has blue streaks. They last for about a week and wash out. It makes her so happy that I gave her permission to do it. She has not said she's lesbian, straight, bi or trans so I can't speak to your theory.
My 13 yo DDs school won't let her die her hair (public school too) unless it's a natural color but she had blue tips last summer. She like boys.

[Anonymous]

My 9 year old wanted her tips dyed so we dyed them pink. It was very cute and I saw no harm in it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A lot of kids do this. Period.

New poster here. The % of gay/trans kids who do it does seem disproportionate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do the schools let the kids go to class w/ dyed purple, pink, blue hair???

Confused. . .

Yes, why wouldn't they?

[Anonymous]

OP since no one will actually acknowledge that it is more common for gender/sexual minorities to do this, and your question as to why is perfectly legitimate, I will give my opinion. Because most lgbtq teens tend to be in the artsy/goth/alternative crowd, hence they are more likely to have funky hair colors. As to why this is common among young trans kids, I don't know and I find it baffling.

[Anonymous]

My daughter has dark brown hair but would love to dye it pink. She's 6 and likes the color. I would let her dye a strand if she had lighter hair. Why not? I bought her pink clip in extensions that she loves to wear. I really doubt she is a part of the LBGT community.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP since no one will actually acknowledge that it is more common for gender/sexual minorities to do this, and your question as to why is perfectly legitimate, I will give my opinion. Because most lgbtq teens tend to be in the artsy/goth/alternative crowd, hence they are more likely to have funky hair colors. As to why this is common among young trans kids, I don't know and I find it baffling.

75% of the girls in my DDs 5th grade class likely do not fall into the sexual minority group.

[Anonymous]

I know 2 trans kids. One boy; one girl. One a teen; one in ES. Neither dye their hair.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is a trend I've seen even on very young trans kids. What's the story here? And why would a parent allow a 5-10 year old dye their hair pink or purple?

Why do so many people use the term "LGBTQ" when they are only referring to the so-called transgender?

[Anonymous]

I had purple hair as a kid. Who cares. My mom let me do what I wanted as long as there was nothing permanent (piercings or tattoos), kept my grades up and didn't drink/do drugs. Fair deal to me and I'm a contributing member of society who still wishes she had purple hair

I've told my kids the same thing and my DD is planning to dye her hair pink soon.