I could not agree with you more. It's certainly a challenging and sad situation but I don't think the parents are helping matters. I read a book a few years ago - just a horrible story - I think it's called "The Way God Made Him" or something about a boy who has his penis destroyed in a botched circumcision. The parents, at the guidance of a psychiatrist or psychologist, raise him as a girl and he grows up, (now here's where you have to guess - think hard now), liking GIRLS. Gee, what a shocker. Anyway, he feels like a total freak and thinks he's gay. They finally fess up to him. I think people need to read this stuff so they see just what all of our little experimentation really does to people.
I read about that kid; he was in Canada. IIRC he was a twin. Didn't he commit suicide?
The boy from that disturbing experiment in gender bending has since committed suicide.
Parents aren't to be Gods over their children, but Gods Servants in Guiding them, nurturing and raising them for His Purpose.
Too many parents today either believe parenting is a fun, play as you go relationship, or they don't realize it's really an accountable responsibility, there are many who are God fearing, compassionate & strong parents..
then you have parents faced with a situation like this... children are innocent, trusting and easily spoiled-easy to believe they are soo sweet they have rights. The only right they have is to listen, respect and learn... when they are adults and able to be held accountable for individual decisions,, then they can have control of their lives.
These two parents need to step out from behind/beside their child, and stand in front of Him, Just as Christ does His children.
Some people won't like me bringing God into this, but Christ relationship in respect to God-His Father, and many other biblical men, are good displays of fatherhood vs childhood, their positions and respects.
All we can do for this child is pray for an angel of intervening on Gods behalf, and behalf of what's left of that Parent-child relationship.
After these parents let this happen, they will grieve the rest of their lives, as he is thrown against certain trials in his life, they will always ask: "Did we do the right thing?"
What a curse that would be for all!