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> a short-term change that could be detrimental to a child's development (socially, academically, etc)? Why should letting a child explore their gender identit
by chimeracoder 11y ago
> a short-term change that could be detrimental to a child's development (socially, academically, etc)?
Why should letting a child explore their gender identity be any more detrimental to their development than letting them explore their sexuality?
It'd be far worse to tell them to repress it and not let them come to understand themselves.
- j4kp07 11y agoNote that the OP said "COULD be detrimental" while you shoot from the hip with a definitive "It WOULD be far worse [otherwise]". "Why should letting a child explore their gender identity be any more detrimental to their development than letting them explore their sexuality?" Because some kids, sometimes, make stupid decisions. Also, what 3-year-old (from the original article) needs to "explore their sexuality"?