http://childrenshospitalblog.org/new-guidelines-for-teens-with-gender-identity-disorder/ Boston Children's Hospital's pediatric health blog Sun, 18 Dec 2011 15:38:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://childrenshospitalblog.org/new-guidelines-for-teens-with-gender-identity-disorder/comment-page-1/#comment-1295 Justine Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:13:00 +0000 http://childrenshospitalblog.org/?p=1412#comment-1295 Most people will simply never understand this unless they see it in one of their own family members. I have a son who has exhibited this behavior since the age of three, and there is nothing you can say to make him like "boy" clothes or things. I try to explain it to people by asking them to imagine being a child and being told they weren't allowed to play with the toys they liked or wear the clothes they liked, and they just get a blank look, like "so what"? The ignorance and hostility will continue into the foreseeable future. I wish we were able to afford this treatment for my son, but it's just impossible. Most people will simply never understand this unless they see it in one of their own family members. I have a son who has exhibited this behavior since the age of three, and there is nothing you can say to make him like “boy” clothes or things. I try to explain it to people by asking them to imagine being a child and being told they weren’t allowed to play with the toys they liked or wear the clothes they liked, and they just get a blank look, like “so what”? The ignorance and hostility will continue into the foreseeable future. I wish we were able to afford this treatment for my son, but it’s just impossible.

]]> http://childrenshospitalblog.org/new-guidelines-for-teens-with-gender-identity-disorder/comment-page-1/#comment-1296 Erica Sun, 08 Aug 2010 02:18:00 +0000 http://childrenshospitalblog.org/?p=1412#comment-1296 Mark, if you were to wake up tomorrow as a biological woman, would you prefer to have your sex corrected to your mental perception, or should your mental perception be matched with your biological sex? This is the same situation transgendered people, adults and children alike, are in. They feel as much male or female as you or anyone else, it just does not match their biological sex. Their perception of who they are cannot be changed any more than your own can, nor do you or anyone else have the right to demand it be changed. Also, this procedure absolutely does not deny a person the ability to reproduce. If, at age 16-18 they decide they do want to go through puberty as their biological sex, they will when treatment is stopped. This treatment is a major step forward in both culture and medicine. Mark, if you were to wake up tomorrow as a biological woman, would you prefer to have your sex corrected to your mental perception, or should your mental perception be matched with your biological sex? This is the same situation transgendered people, adults and children alike, are in. They feel as much male or female as you or anyone else, it just does not match their biological sex. Their perception of who they are cannot be changed any more than your own can, nor do you or anyone else have the right to demand it be changed. Also, this procedure absolutely does not deny a person the ability to reproduce. If, at age 16-18 they decide they do want to go through puberty as their biological sex, they will when treatment is stopped. This treatment is a major step forward in both culture and medicine.

]]> http://childrenshospitalblog.org/new-guidelines-for-teens-with-gender-identity-disorder/comment-page-1/#comment-352 Mark Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:22:59 +0000 http://childrenshospitalblog.org/?p=1412#comment-352 Simply vulgar! Shouldn't we be trying to reconcile the mental perception of a child with his/her biological sex? We should promote the positive aspects of their sex and encourage them gently to develop correctly. This treatment denies the person the ability to reproduce. Simply vulgar! Shouldn't we be trying to reconcile the mental perception of a child with his/her biological sex? We should promote the positive aspects of their sex and encourage them gently to develop correctly. This treatment denies the person the ability to reproduce.

]]> http://childrenshospitalblog.org/new-guidelines-for-teens-with-gender-identity-disorder/comment-page-1/#comment-1297 Mark Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:22:00 +0000 http://childrenshospitalblog.org/?p=1412#comment-1297 Simply vulgar! Shouldn't we be trying to reconcile the mental perception of a child with his/her biological sex? We should promote the positive aspects of their sex and encourage them gently to develop correctly. This treatment denies the person the ability to reproduce. Simply vulgar! Shouldn’t we be trying to reconcile the mental perception of a child with his/her biological sex? We should promote the positive aspects of their sex and encourage them gently to develop correctly. This treatment denies the person the ability to reproduce.

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