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>>One of the kids who hung out in my house in high school started transitioning in college. I was surprised, but a conversation with another mom from the group who'd known him even longer made it clear this kid had been burying these feelings for more than a decade.
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>>Tamar
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>I've never disputed that some individuals eventually make this decision. What I am objecting to (and I think what most rational adults would also object to) is this push at such an early age.
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>Here is one little gem:
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>http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/7089698/Parents-blast-council-after-kids-told-to-choose-their-gender.html

Okay, some agreement here. I think adults need to be sensitive to kids expressing a sense that their bodies and their genders don't match, but I don't think it's a question that needs to be raised with all kids. OTOH, I do think it's appropriate to include this stuff when we talk to kids about some people being different; obviously, what you say to 5-year-olds is different from what you say to 10-year-olds or 15-year-olds.

Tamar