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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No one is going to be able to tell you for sure.  It could be a phase.  It could be he's gay.  It could be he's transgender.  It could be that he just likes playing dress up and dolls, or that he thinks his mom/sister/friend/teacher/whoever is so cool that he wants to imitate her.  There are lots of awesome men (gay and straight) and transwomen who like fashion and homemaking and child care so if that's how he ends up then great.  And if in a month all he wants to wear is camo and all he likes are trucks that's cool too.

Just my opinion (as a lesbian with a trans sibling, a straight sister, and a gay brother!) but at this point all you do is love him while things become more apparent.  If he loves dolls, get him one for his birthday.  If he likes dressing up, have a range of clothes--dresses, firefighter suit, top hat, whatever...and let him see men and women doing and wearing lots of different things. Make sure he knows that he's not weird or bad for liking what he likes, and support him in dealing with teasing when it happens (and be vigilant for it not just among his classmates, but from teachers and relatives too!).

There are lots of picture books about boys who like typically "girl" things, as well as ones with gay or trans themes.  And Children's National Medical Center has groups for gender-variant kids and their families if this is something ongoing for him or if it's causing him distress.  [/quote]

That's one jacked up family reunion. [/quote]

Something tragic must have happened to the family to cause all of those issues[/quote]

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