Transgenderism is an increasingly talked-about issue in the world today, but something that I would be interested in discussing is the matter of parents who transition their very young children, such as this family who made headlines last year:
While I have my own admittedly non-PC and arguably minority views on the trans community, at the end of the day, I can accept it as a choice that people who have reached a mature enough age are able to decide for themselves. However, I can't wrap my mind around why parents would think it appropriate to change their child's gender as young as 5 or 6, for example. Children go through all kinds of phases as they discover their interests, and parents doing this can severely harm their child's well-being and development.
For example, when I was 4-5, I was heavily interested in girly things, female TV characters, I wore girls' clothes, I played dressup with girls at daycare, got along better with girls, and once for Christmas even asked for Santa to turn me into a girl(!!). Of course, this all ended up being a phase and I turned out to be a relatively normal cis male. But what if that had been 2015 instead of 2000? What if my parents changed my name, let me grow out my hair, and called me a girl? I still would have grown out of that phase, and I would have ended up incredibly confused.
I personally think how Angelina and Brad are handling their daughter Shiloh is more appropriate than how many parents do it. They are allowing her to express herself as she wants to, without putting her on hormones or letting her believe that she is actually a boy. Shiloh is young, and clearly hasn't had enough time to figure out who she is.
There's really nothing we can say to change your mind. Everything that needed to be said was in that video and if you don't get it... that's your problem.
Yes. Children know what they want at this young age. Besides to transition fully and look like the actual gender you wanna be you have to transition early
I think obviously action shouldn't be taken the very first time a five-year-old proclaims he/she is a boy/girl but the parents in that video did the right thing. It was a persistent thing, it wasn't like it just happened once or twice.
Yes, but only if absolutely certain they are transgendered and not just confused or whatever. It will improve their quality of life if they start hormone therapy before puberty, not to mention IIRC they will need to take like a few years of counseling before they can get the actual gender reassignment surgery, and it's best for them to start living as the gender they want as soon as possible.
For example, when I was 4-5, I was heavily interested in girly things, female TV characters, I wore girls' clothes, I played dressup with girls at daycare, got along better with girls, and once for Christmas even asked for Santa to turn me into a girl(!!). Of course, this all ended up being a phase and I turned out to be a relatively normal cis male. But what if that had been 2015 instead of 2000? What if my parents changed my name, let me grow out my hair, and called me a girl? I still would have grown out of that phase, and I would have ended up incredibly confused.
What you're referring to IS a phase and nothing more than blatantly obvious and common traits of a future homosexual. What trans children go through is not a phase. Their entire identity within doesn't match their physical one. I'd suggest doing more research on the topic because you clearly aren't very knowledgable on the psychology of trans children and how damaging it is to treat it as a "phase" like you mentioned.
Not to mention, everything done with trans children is completely reversible. Surgeries aren't performed on minors of that age, and definitely are not done without heavy amounts of therapy and psychological evaluation. There's no harm done in recognizing who and what your child is and responding to who they feel they are.
What you're referring to IS a phase and nothing more than blatantly obvious and common traits of a future homosexual. What trans children go through is not a phase. Their entire identity within doesn't match their physical one. I'd suggest doing more research on the topic because you clearly aren't very knowledgable on the psychology of trans children and how damaging it is to treat it as a "phase" like you mentioned.
Not to mention, everything done with trans children is completely reversible. Surgeries aren't performed on minors of that age, and definitely are not done without heavy amounts of therapy and psychological evaluation. There's no harm done in recognizing who and what your child is and responding to who they feel they are.
beautifully said. wish you intervened early in every trans-related thread before the usual tomfoolery occurs
What you're referring to IS a phase and nothing more than blatantly obvious and common traits of a future homosexual. What trans children go through is not a phase. Their entire identity within doesn't match their physical one. I'd suggest doing more research on the topic because you clearly aren't very knowledgable on the psychology of trans children and how damaging it is to treat it as a "phase" like you mentioned.
Not to mention, everything done with trans children is completely reversible. Surgeries aren't performed on minors of that age, and definitely are not done without heavy amounts of therapy and psychological evaluation. There's no harm done in recognizing who and what your child is and responding to who they feel they are.
awesome response. Let kids be kids of their right gender goddamn.
and what you described and actual gender dysphoria are completely different things. In the video, the parents said their son would cry and ask them why he was born female. Does that sound like a phase to you?
If only more people would genuinely listen to their children as these parents did, we'd be a lot happier and better off.
I wonder what determines the gender in the brain, maybe a previous life? 
