LGBT Perspective: The 'T' in LGBT
http://www.asianweek.com/2008/09/04/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?