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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is a lot of dangerous misinformation on this thread about “gender questioning trends” and “gender affirming“ trends. Similar to gays and lesbians, the world has become more accepting of people of gender differences and kids are more comfortable questioning their identity. It is not a trend, as ignorant people like to put it. While physical transitions are in the extreme, irreversible, it is entirely possible to be trans and not undergo any transformative surgery. Furthermore, any professional worth their salt will help your child figure out their gender through therapeutic methods. They will not simply affirm a child’s identity, but help the child figure out how and why they self-identity in a particular way. They will definitely not “push” physical transformations. OP find a good therapist for your DC and peer support groups and do not rely on advice or options of people who don’t know what they’re talking about. [/quote]

I think it's a pretty naive view to separate out gender issues from social trends and medical developments. With the advent of technologies like puberty blockers and surgery, questioning gender absolutely has become a different thing than it was in the past.  Not at all the same as sexual orientation, which was primarily a legal change. And it's also naive just to trust that you can "find a good therapist" who given that the therepeutic conventions are changing, and it's horribly difficult to find good mental health/behavioral health therapists for children for ANY issue.  And yes, we do need to remain grounded in the understanding that gender is societal conventions attached to biological sex.  You can reject female gender roles and still be a woman; vice versa for a man.  Only with a firm understanding that this it's ok to be a butch woman or effeminate man will kids really be able to be themselves. [/quote]

I don’t think we disagree on most of this. Read my post again. But I also have a trans kid so unless you do too, you can’t possible know as much as I do about any of this. [/quote]

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