CNN Transgender Youth Coverage Generates Controversy

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CNN Transgender Youth Coverage Generates Controversy

by Kilian Melloy|Friday Sep 30, 2011

http://www.edgenewengland.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=125254



Many transgender people say that they knew from extremely early ages that they were different. For trans people, it's often clear from toddlerhood that the physical gender with which they were born is at odds with the gender they know themselves to be. Hence, a very young boy might insist that he wants to wear girl's clothing, or a little girl might exhibit male behavior that could be seen as tomboyish--but which stems from an innate and ineradicable conviction that she is actually a boy.

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MY REPLY:

For eons people have not always lived to what is seen as a male and female in todays world. There have been many who have lived as the other gender and people didn't say a thing. There have been women who fought in wars as men. There have been berdache indians who were physically male but stayed in the camp with the women when the men went hunting. They were even seen as trusted spiritual people who could transcend gender to the basis of humanity. Even in the bible there has been eunuchs who were made that way by men and were trusted with the women. In the bible even jesus speaks of this.  Matthew 19:10-12
New International Version (NIV)


10 The disciples said to him, "If this is the situation between a husband and wife, it is better not to marry."

11 Jesus replied, "Not everyone can accept this word, but only those to whom it has been given. 12 For there are eunuchs who were born that way, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by others—and there are those who choose to live like eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it."