@abigail-dantes, as you stated in the post above, children tend to vocalize early when something in their world seems amiss. These cases are rare as most children are born without this internal gender conflict. My gosh, if a child is only 2 or 3, they have yet to comprehend that the conflicting feelings they have may have a potentially traumatizing societal stigma attached to it. They are simply just living their sweet precious lives as they should.

I read about a family that wouldn't tell anyone if their child was born as a girl or boy. No one was allowed to use pronouns that indicated gender. So, I guess my concern is that there are parents that give the message to their child that he or she can't just simply be a boy or a girl. I can't imagine how confused the child would end up becoming because he or she ended up as a science experiment. When it's just for the parent to take a social stance with their peers, it's just selfish.

Yet, it takes a brave and unselfish parent to give unconditional love when a gender conflict arises that does require attention.

Ahhh, my sweet brainiac friend, I love that you write with compassion for those that are hurting.