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[quote="Amy!"]<span class="Forum_info">Guest post by "Amy!"</span><br> <font size="2">"I get where you're coming from, but I think the honest truth is that at this point in their life, Irving/Irma <span style="font-style: italic">is</span>  playing with gender. Remember, though, play is a way that children  experiment with roles. The way they try things on, see what fits and  what suits them.</font><div><font size="2"><br></font></div><div><font size="2">I've volunteered several  summers at the Gender Spectrum Family Conference. It's a wonderful event  held annually. There is a program for adults, one for teens, and a camp  for children. Having seen and met a number of these children, I can say  confidently that I've met some like Sarah.... always have known their  true gender identity and always will, and all they want is the freedom  to express it. For for each child like that I've met, I've also met two  or three who are playing with gender. Experimenting. Trying things out.  Even just plain having fun.</font></div><div><font size="2"><br></font></div><div><font size="2">Professionals  working with gender nonconforming children will tell you this is pretty  typical, and that some will grow up and retain gender nonconforming  identities. Some will become transgender, bigender, agender, gender  fluid, genderqueer adults. Others won't. But all of them are better for  having had the room and space to play as a child, and learn from that  playing.</font></div><div><font size="2"><br></font></div><div><font size="2">I think that, as adults, we hold an  entirely unwarranted negative view toward play. We see it as trivial, as  insignificant. I'd suggest the opposite is true. I'd suggest that  through play, we can learn who we are. We can find ourselves.</font></div><div><font size="2"><br></font></div><div><font size="2">Now,  it's true that Sarah is very serious minded about gender, and she may  not understand where Irving/Irma is coming from. I believe, however,  that Sarah has <span style="font-style: italic">her</span> answers about gender but she doesn't have <span style="font-style: italic">THE</span>  answers. Her knowledge is personal, but she may not know or understand  someone else's quite legitimate truths. In short, Irving/Irma has  learned a lot from Sarah. Perhaps Sarah, too, can learn from  Irving/Irma. Perhaps in the final tally, they will each learn from the  other and be better for it. The path toward learning isn't always easy  and certainly can be uncomfortable, but I think they can and will both  grow quite nicely from their friendship. Even if the road will get bumpy  along the way.</font></div><div><font size="2"><br></font></div><div><font size="2">For further reading on the  subject, I'd like to suggest "The Transgender Child: A Handbook for  Families and Professionals" Stephanie A. Brill  (Author) , Rachel  Pepper. Also, the Gender Spectrum website is a MUST. It can be found  below:</font></div><div><font size="2"><br></font></div><div><font size="2">https://www.genderspectrum.org/</font></div><div><font size="2"><br></font></div><div><font size="2">I hope this helps illuminate where I'm coming from in this arc. ;')"</font><br><br><br>You rock~<br></div><div><3<br></div>[/quote] <br />.

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