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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]
 He sounds like a boy and 
acts like a boy but when we went swimming 
he put on a bikini so I guess he's a girl?"  
XX has an androgynous name.

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How does a boy "sound" and "act"?  I'd be really upset if my kid decided gender on how a kid acts.  In this case, I don't even get why you believe this is a legitimate question.

But, as a parent of a gender non-conforming child, I will say this.  [b]It would be offensive in this circumstance for someone to ask.  Frankly, it's just plain sexist.  If there were a reason to have a legitimate question, neither I nor my child would be offended if a classmate asked about gender if they were truly interested.[/b]  However, if they were close enough for this question to be asked, then they would already know the answer.

It is always offensive if an adult asks this to a child.  And, even when the question is asked by kids, it is often a precursor for bullying and mean spirited behavior.  [/quote]

This is such an odd way to go through life.  He's in camp with *this other child*.  That's a legitimate reason to want to know who the person is, how to refer to the person.  That's not offensive or sexist.  It's social, it's human.  [/quote]

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