From the moment we are born we are established as a boy or girl. If your a girl you would come home all dressed in pink, in your nursery, everything pink. As you become older all of your toys are girly. Presents will be of make-up, barbies, jewelry, etc. Does anyone even get to choose how they want to grow up? 95%, if not more will answer no. This is your gender identity, live with it.
A couple months back I heard about a story of parents who refused to release the gender of their child to anyone. "We've decided not to share Storm's sex for now -- a tribute to freedom of choice in place of limitation, a stand up to what the world could become in Storm's lifetime (a more progressive place?..)" they stated. The parents got a lot of backlash because of this. I personally think it is a great idea, it let's the child grow up without feeling any pressure from the world. If he is a boy, now he doesn't have to stand up and be the "strong man" or put into any category.
For more about this story you can follow the link No gender typing.
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