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LGBT Perspective: The ‘T’ in LGBT

Started by Natasha, September 04, 2008, 06:08:45 PM

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LGBT Perspective: The 'T' in LGBT

http://www.asianweek.com/2008/09/04/lgbt-perspective-the-t-in-lgbt/
By: John and Belinda Dronkers-Laureta
9/4/2008

A child is born. The doctor holds the baby, looks at it and congratulates the exhausted mother on having delivered a healthy son or daughter. Once sex is assigned, implacable social forces begin to grind: Roles are defined, behaviors taught, expectations formed.

But what if that simple biological identification dictates expectations that do not match how the child feels he or she really is?
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