What’s so bad about a boy who wants to wear a dress?
It's a great overview
article not about trans* people, but about gender nonconforming youth, which I have
NEVER before seen from a mainstream paper. For more on the history of gender
nonconformity that is references in the article, I suggest the following:
Cinderella Ate my
Daughter by Peggy Ornstein
Her Husband Was a
Woman! by Alison Oram
Odd Girls and
Twilight Lovers by Lillian Faderman
Female Masculinity by
J Halberstam
While few sources
have the insight to look beyond pink and (blue+) sexes, many academics, parents,
and friends recognize that gender, as well as sex, exist in many forms. Even
when open to discuss the possibility of gender change, many cannot get beyond a
binary system, so if gender fluidity occurs, it must be from one
"land" to another. Thus, the space for dialogue about trans* people only is allowed. I am glad that this is able to be spoken, becasue even a few years ago it did not leave the LGBT community. I cannot explain how excited I am to see the
mainstream recognition of gender grey area, and the positive, "let the
child be themselves and love them whoever they become" spin this article
takes. This is truly inspiring, and the reason I need to further my education.
I am otherwise speechless.
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