[Van Jenerette]

Kade's story: Growing up in Tucson, I was way more masculine than other girls. As early as four, I wanted my hair cut short like a boy's. When I was five, my mom made me wear a dress on Christmas, and I cried so much that she promised I'd never have to wear another. By age six, I'd only wear boys' clothes.

Let me get this straight...this little girl had a 'gene' that told her that boys hair is short? And that girls 'genes' have a 'I want to wear a dress' code; which she didn't have?

Wow! this is a scientific break! But we better inform the rest of planet earth that has all kinds of hair styles and clothing styles for males and females from ours that their children are mutants...

What a stupid, stupid article...

[lepton]

You're right. What this girl describes isn't even sexual "orientation", but an an extreme obsessive behaviour. Boys don't wear girls clothes because they will be made fun of, not because of a genetic issue. Girls who are shy about wearing mens clothes are responding to social effects. Girls who MUST wear this or that, or CAN'T wear this or that, are mentally disturbed.

I don't wear womens underwear because to do so feels silly...but do do so would not cause me to flip out.

[weegee]

Let me get this straight...this little girl had a 'gene' that told her that boys hair is short? And that girls 'genes' have a 'I want to wear a dress' code; which she didn't have?

Wow! this is a scientific break! But we better inform the rest of planet earth that has all kinds of hair styles and clothing styles for males and females from ours that their children are mutants...

"Help! I'm a Japanese male trapped in an American-Scotch-Pole's body!" Can I become a transnational? Can I get a government subsidy for elective surgery to make me more closely resemble my imagined brethern?

We are born naked. All clothing decisions are cultural fashion.