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kalipygos:

secret-knight:

areasontobreathe:

sari-y-fawr:

So very true

Kids that young are essentially gender neutral, and are still being taught ‘gender norms’ by adults who should know better. 

I have the world’s most precious nephew.  When he was 3, he asked his mom and grandma if he could be a girl. Now, my family is smart.  Both his mom and his grandma asked “why?”  He said it was so he could have long hair. 

His mom showed him photos of famous musicians with long hair, along with Johnny Depp.  His grandma showed him photos of Brad Pitt, Troy Polamalu, and Jared Leto with long hair.  Then they told him “Boys can have long hair, see?”  He said “oh” and went on about his life being a boy.

When he was 4, this same nephew decided again that he wanted to be a girl. This time, the reason was so he could wear skirts and paint his nails.  Same reaction: his mom and grandma showed him photos of men in kilts, and men with painted nails, and said “boys can do that, too.”  He said “oh”, and decided he was okay being a boy. 

At the root of it, he didn’t really want to be a girl. He just wanted to do the same things he saw his mama doing. When he understood he didn’t have to be a girl to do those things, he shrugged it off and was cool with being a boy.

Now, if he ever adamantly decides that he is a girl, not that he wants to be a girl, myself, his mom, and his grandma will be okay with that. We just want to make sure he actually is transgender instead of deciding “oh he wants to do these things, so he is a girl.” We are extremely firm believers in making educated decisions. 

I feel that a transgender four year old is more like a cat who is vegan because the cat’s owner’s misunderstood the cat eating grass to mean it is vegan.

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well i was really hoping when i saw this on my dash it would be because someone was calling out this bullshit but i guess not

why are you people comparing a vegan cat (aka a cat who is malnourished and actively being abused) to letting a child experiment with their gender, causing NO HARM TO ANYONE, just because they may or may not turn out to be actually trans when they grow older?

its not like the four year old is going to get gender confirmation surgery at that age or any long-lasting life change that they may or may not regret later.

their parent isnt FORCING them to be trans like a person trying to make their cat vegan is forcing their cat into a lifestyle change that is detrimental to its wellbeing.

what the hell is wrong with you people? this is fucking revolting