Raising a theybie: the parent who wants their child to grow up gender-free

[Old Greg]

Raising a theybie: the parent who wants their child to grow up gender-free | Life and style | The Guardian

There are some sick people out there.

But Doty and Sea also received so much online harassment that Doty hired someone to filter toxic messages out of their email inbox.

“There are people who have felt that [our family] wasn’t just problematic, but was like, the antichrist, or a sign of the end times,” Doty says. “I found out that there was a campaign letter written about me by [a fundamentalist Christian activist group] and it was like, you know, ‘We’ll pray for these people because they’re so disillusioned.’

[ladymuck]

I think letting kids play with what they want and dress how they want without saying a boy gets trucks and trousers, while a girl gets dolls and dresses is a good thing.

Promoting inclusivity is always a good thing too.

Stupid name for the kid though. There's plenty of non-binary names out there.

[vetran]

Flamingo Rampant

sorry juvenile amusement.

Is That for a Boy or for a Girl? by S. Bear Bergman, illustrated by Rachel Dougherty — Flamingo Rampant

and one for CUK!

The Adventures of Tulip. Birthday Wish Fairy by S. Bear Bergman, illustrated by Suzy Q Malik — Flamingo Rampant

[BlueSharp]

A friend has a child who has a class mate who is being encouraged to question their sexual and gender identity by the parents. To the point an 8 year old is thinking about a sex change. It has caused no end of confusion amongst the classmates thinking is this something I should be doing as well and also becoming more sexually aware. Personally, I don't think it's healthy for your children to be having these conversations.

This goes beyond controlling what toys a child plays with or games.

[BlueSharp]

I think letting kids play with what they want and dress how they want without saying a boy gets trucks and trousers, while a girl gets dolls and dresses is a good thing.

Promoting inclusivity is always a good thing too.

Stupid name for the kid though. There's plenty of non-binary names out there.

It is very good thing I have a rugby playing, computer gaming, unicorn loving princess in our house!

[ladymuck]

A friend has a child who has a class mate who is being encouraged to question their sexual identity by the parents. To the point an 8 year old is thinking about a sex change. It has caused no end of confusion amongst the classmates thinking is this something I should be doing as well and also becoming more sexually aware. Personally I don't think it's healthy for your children to be having these conversations.

Hmm... Did the kid decide they didn't feel right and so are being encouraged (or supported) by their parents to think about it how they feel and who they want to be, or are the parents doing some kind of misguided attempt at openness about you don't have to be one or the other and it's maifesting itself in a potentially worrying way?

[Old Greg]

A friend has a child who has a class mate who is being encouraged to question their sexual identity by the parents. To the point an 8 year old is thinking about a sex change. It has caused no end of confusion amongst the classmates thinking is this something I should be doing as well and also becoming more sexually aware. Personally, I don't think it's healthy for your children to be having these conversations.

This goes beyond controlling what toys a child plays with or games.

You seem a bit confused between sexuality and gender identity.

[ladymuck]

It is very good thing I have a rugby playing, computer gaming, unicorn loving princess in our house!

The child of a good friend of mine loves football and ballet

[BlueSharp]

You seem a bit confused between sexuality and gender identity.

Is there a difference to an 8-year-old? If they want to do something allow them to do it, wear a dress, play football or dance. What's important is the child is allowed to pick not the parents forcing the issue.

[woohoo]

I think it's great that we live in a world where kids can have this freedom. I'm not a fan of things like stopping boys playing at war games etc. We need to keep an edge for the forthcoming Chinese invasion.