“In many ways, this is wonderful: It shows a much-needed sensitivity to gender nonconformity and transgender issues.”
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There’s at least half yer problem right there, lady.
I think the big qualifier in this mother’s statement was gender ‘role’ whatever be used than only ‘gender’ whatever.
What I read that she’s saying that people are trying to push her daughter into a gender that THEY define by the role she is comfortable - a Tomboy and in her words I think confirming that. Bottom line, she is a GIRL but she ‘roles’ much like a boy. It is my impression the ones forcing the “gender designation issue” are the a$$holes in this, not the girl or mother.
I may be wrong, but that’s my take - and I am surprised that NYT even printed it. It doesn’t fit their narrative IMO.