https://genspect.org/infographics/
Not applicable to my teens anymore, but might be interesting to parents with younger children.
Growing up, I remember following other kids to a neighborhood where they could see and make fun of some skinny males wearing female clothing and high heels, as well as makeups. I never found them funny, disgusting, or little like most people did, but I always wonder "why"... Back then, why did they do that, and now, why did they do that despite being ridiculed...
It does not hit me until I have one in my circle. Knowing the internal struggles, even suicidal thoughts that my little child have, hurts me. And I know gender dysphoria is not only real, it is detrimental and hurtful. And for those who choose to come out and live with their identified gender, they are the braver of the humankind.
I can't help but blame myself sometimes for giving my child a very boyish/ manly name, and then, a very boyish/ manly nickname as well. Seeing these infographics, I am wondering if they are appropriate to just young trans who knew from early ages, or if they are appropriate to all young humans? I do not have an answer, because I am neither a medical doctor nor a psychologist/ psychiatrist.
However, there are some heated conversations on social media sometimes, and I saw someone arguing that we should raise our kids in a gender-neutral way, and let them explore and identify the gender themselves. On one hand, I personally think that is pushing things too far left too fast, and I don't know if it is necessary for the whole society to adopt it, but it is an interesting thought, and today all of a sudden I do wish my child was not assumed as a boy their whole life thus far.
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