http://www.cnn.com/2011/09/27/health/transgender-kids/index.html?hpt=hp_c1
Backtracking a bit, I saw this article about transgender children and their struggles in society on CNN’s website. It struck me because we often think about the transgender community as being comprised of adults and not involving children. It’s interesting to think of the transgender topic in relation to children, how kids as young as 3 already feel they have a distinct understanding that their physiology isn’t who they are.
I remember seeing an episode of Oprah where she was interviewing a couple who was raising their son as a girl, because at age 2 or 3, their son conveyed to them that he wanted to live as a girl. The parents stated that, though it was very hard for them to reshape their thinking, they began to think of their son as someone who is more than just a body, that what really counts is the inside and who he/she is as a person; those qualities can develop whether or not their child lived as a male or female.
Looking at this, does it make you feel more sympathetic? Do you look at the issue of gender and sexuality in relation to transgender communities with a more compassionate eye?
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