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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]With an adult, I would ask them what pronoun they prefer.  That's a perfectly appropriate question--you should call people what they like to be called, so if you're not sure, ask them what they would like to be called.

If your son was better friends with this kid, then it would probably be okay to ask the kid about his/her gender presentation.  [b]But since he doesn't know this kid well, asking "Are you a boy or a girl" is a bit rude. [/b] [/quote]

Agree, because asking like that implies that the kid isn't "doing it right".

Most of the camps my kids attend have pretty specific inclusiveness policies. If my kid was asking these questions I would probably email the director and just say "Larlo is wondering if Sam identifies as a boy or a girl so he can refer to him/her in the appropriate way. Are you able to answer this question?" I would expect them to be able to handle this question thoughtfully and according to the wishes of the parents, even if it meant they just replied, "sorry, we don't discuss individual campers for privacy reasons."[/quote]

You would ask if a child "identifies" as a boy or girl? Are you kidding me?[/quote]

yes, choose your own gender any day.

try to figure out the kids' parents, that will give you a clue into how liberal or faddish this is or not. Medical industry and doctors have a hard time now distinguishing between true cases where child or young adult is truly unhappy with his/her sex versus a liberal kid who heard there is a option to change it up. [/quote]

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