My thoughts - this is GOOD news!
I actually feel pretty happy to read this article. I think we are way way way overdue for accepting that each person is unique and different, and that people should NOT be ostricized or scorned for their different characteristics, especially when the characteristics are not a result of personal choice but rather the result of their genetics or environment.
I believe that transgenderism is not in any way "right" or "wrong," anymore that green eyes, or blue eyes, are "right" or "wrong." You are who you are, and I offer my sincerest encouragement to anyone who is being who they really are so long as they do not hurt others.
Seriously, when I went to school, if a boy became a girl there would have been a very high probability that the bullies would have beaten her to death. I grew up in a bad place and a bad time, and even "sissy" boys were horribly treated, the notion of a girl born with the wrong genitals whould have simply been rejected and the girl in question would have been teased, beaten, treated horribly and quite possibly killed.
While I do not agree with the particular way that this child's school handled the situation - they really did blow it all out of proportion, I think it is a very good thing that the girl was allowed to be who she really is. I honestly do believe that transgenderism is more common than most people want to accept, and that there are many tortured souls out there who really should be able to express their real gender identity but they don't dare. I also believe that transgendered characteristics show up much younger than we currently admit, it is truly a good thing that people are finally beginning to accept this.
I guess to sum it up, I think this case appears to be a good step in the right direction, but I honeslty feel we still have a long way to go.
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09-19-2009
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