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[quote=Anonymous]We’re in Virginia and worried about anti-trans backlash.

Our daughter is a gender non-confirming but not trans.  She’s tends to gravitate towards traditionally “boyish” things like short hair and clothes from the boy section.  She’s a happy, healthy little girl and has lots of friends and enjoys school.

We’ve had a few odd incidences of adults making inappropriate comments about how my daughter chooses express herself (especially her short hair).  Lots of assumptions she’s trans or that I should be forcing her to wear traditionally girl clothes.

She’s dressed like this for about 3-4 years and we had minimal issues and suddenly we’re hearing lots of opinions.

Apparently the school custodian worker told DD she should grow her hair out because “girls don’t need short hair.”

I don’t want to get a low wage worker in trouble but we noticed the climate around gender and gender expression has gotten super hostile.

I think the issue goes beyond transgender rights and we’re seeing an influx of rhetoric against kids who aren’t fitting in little boxes.

Do you worry about this as a parent?  Anyone going through something similar?    [/quote]

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