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'The Transgender Child' New handbook has tips for parents whose children don't f

Started by Natasha, September 17, 2008, 06:17:24 PM

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Natasha

September 17, 2008, 06:17:24 PM
'The Transgender Child' New handbook has tips for parents whose children don't fit the societal mold, and probably never will

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/09/17/NSQR125MBC.DTL
Talia Kennedy
9/17/2008

A child may be born with female anatomy, but what if her first words are "I'm a boy," and she wants to live as a boy as she gets older?


Or a boy enjoys playing with girly toys and sometimes expresses himself in traditionally feminine ways?

Two Bay Area women who have worked with transgender and gender-fluid children have written a handbook for parents whose kids aren't typical boys or girls.

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