Posted on 03/04/2005 7:35:11 AM PST by cwiz24
Parents: 4th-Grade Girl To Become Boy Mom Says Youngster Has Male Brain
METHUEN, Mass. -- A fourth-grader who was attending a Methuen elementary school as a girl before February vacation has returned to school as a boy.
The parents of the 9-year-old child said the youngster was born with the body of a girl, but the brain of a boy.
They have asked that he be referred to and treated as a boy by teachers and other students, and school officials are accommodating the request. The parents have even changed the child's name.
The child's mother told The Eagle-Tribune that the family made the decision after consulting with medical professionals. She said the child is still biologically a girl.
The mother has requested that the family not be identified to protect the child.
School Superintendent C. Phillip Littlefield said there is nothing harmful about the child being in the school.
Also, there are transgender people who say they knew they felt wrong about themselves when they were four years old.
I think a 'wait and see' approach would be best.
It's called the y chromosome. If she has one in EVERY CELL in her body its a boy. If you have one in NO CELL in your body, you're a girl. Case closed.
What about the brain issue raised earlier. If this kid's brain is female, but the body is male, what does that make this kid?
Covergirls, right by the shopping district that used to be the Combat Zone. They did clean out that zone pretty well though. Besides, anyone who wants a nudie bar drives to Montreal.
Ummm .. I'm thinking everyone in the school already knows who this kid is
20 years from now .. this kids will be suing the State and school
How does a boy use a tampon?
Oh, I didn't know he/she had two dads. K
Conservativism is more logical than emotional, and a lot of people on this thread are letting their emotions get the better of them without thinking things through.
Note that religion and truth are not always together and butt heads now and then.
LOL!
She must excel in mathematics.
At least YOUR parents didn't try to superglue a hot dog to the front of you.
Maybe she couldn't hit the toilet when peeing.
Pray tell--how do you determine what gender a child's brain is? She may just be a tomboy, as noted already here. Heck--I was when I was her age and my parents didn't rename me Steve.
I thought that all the Liberals at Harvard had decided that there was no difference in the brains of boys and girls, hence the Summers fiasco. Isn't Harvard also in Boston? These people need to get their stories straight.
Not to mention that when this kid grows up they will drive like a woman. (I still can't parallel park.) My instructor told me most girls can't.
I guess some people expect Sodom and Gommorrah in Massachusetts. Kind of silly, considering that the bars close at 1 AM, IIRC. Despite some of the silliness of Massachusetts' government, I imagine the average Christian conservative would be more comfortable living in "blue" Boston than "red" New Orleans.
Does Heather/Heath have two mommies? Inquiring minds want to know.
Good idea. And try not to lose anything important during the move. ; )
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