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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a parent of a teen, I am seeing — what to call it? — a trend? A fad? A rash? of girls wanting to be known by male names and pronouns. I can’t say if they’re “transitioning” or not because I don’t really know the status of hormones or surgery or anything. But it’s happening quite suddenly. I am a “live and let live” type in general but I would be concerned if our generally welcoming community’s embrace of this will mean that girls make irreversible decisions based on momentary trends. I have seen absolutely no similar transitioning on the part of teen boys.

I remember being a less girly girl who was very uncomfortable with male attention. I solved it then by wearing short hair and non-revealing clothes. I’m concerned to see girls who think the only solution is a permanent gender change.[/quote]

Agree 100%.[/quote]

+1. This trend is particularly troubling when it is the only thing the child is latching on to- not school work, not sports or drama club, not family, not a hands on hobby.  Just trans/bi, internet influencers, and new friend groups focused on the same gender changes. [/quote]

My DD is falling hook, line and sinker for this. About to graduate and all the roomies she has found online for college next year are non binary. She thinks it’s so cool, so alternative. It is 100% a social contagion with girls. She has no interest in being intimate with another woman, but sometimes I think she craves friendship and is confusing the two.  I sound awful to some, I know. My brother in law is gay and I could not be more supportive (he’s 50, old news) but at least I believe him. Someone, please tell me she’ll grow out of this? Sadly I hear it’s all the rage in college. [/quote]

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