4th grade girl to become a boy

[Arkitech]

http://www.nbc5.com/irresistible/4254137/detail.html

Parents: 4th-Grade Girl To Become Boy
Mom Says Youngster Has Male Brain

UPDATED: 11:34 am CST March 4, 2005

METHUEN, Mass. -- A fourth-grader who was attending a Massachusetts elementary school as a girl before February vacation has returned to school as a boy.

The parents of the 9-year-old child said the youngster was born with the body of a girl, but the brain of a boy.

They have asked that he be referred to and treated as a boy by teachers and other students, and school officials are accommodating the request. The parents have even changed the child's name.

The child's mother told The Eagle-Tribune that the family made the decision after consulting with medical professionals. She said the child is still biologically a girl.

The mother has requested that the family not be identified to protect the child.

School Superintendent C. Phillip Littlefield said there is nothing harmful about the child being in the school.

 

[AMDZen]

just wow is right.

just wow

 

[Audacious Underdog]

my cousin lives there. :Q

 

[JulesMaximus]

Meh, what's the big deal?

I'd be hopping mad if they said she was undergoing surgery to change her anatomy but this isn't a big deal. She'll probably grow out of it.

 

[KingPhil]

Just wait until "he" tries to have sex with his first Girlfriend.......

Girl: can I touch it?
Fake Boy: No, I broke it off.........
Girl: ohhhh, me too :-(

 

[Arkitech]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Meh, what's the big deal?

I'd be hopping mad if they said she was undergoing surgery to change her anatomy but this isn't a big deal. She'll probably grow out of it.

unlikely if her parents are convincing her she's really a boy

 

[Malak]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Meh, what's the big deal?

I'd be hopping mad if they said she was undergoing surgery to change her anatomy but this isn't a big deal. She'll probably grow out of it.

It's a big deal because when that kid grows up and finds out... do you know how incredibly terrible that will be? I mean can you grasp the thought of your entire life being a lie and the world being completely different?

The concept of a brain having a gender is just ridiculous.

 

[NutBucket]

Reminds me of an episode of Law & Order SVU.

 

[cloude27]

that poor kid is going to be f*ed up the rest of his/her life

 

[torpid]

The news story is worded vaguely. Sounds like a hormonal problem. There's a short period of child development where if inadequate amounts of hormones are in the system, the girl parts don't turn into guy parts. There is a rumor that the same is true of jamie lee curtis, in fact. Though I never did the research to find out more.

 

[KidViciou$]

wtf????? don't tell me michael savage was right :|

she's just a fvckin tomboy, and her parents are allowing her to have a sex change AT 9 YEARS OLD?!?!?!?!

 

[thegimp03]

wow...this poor kid.

 

[edro]

There is a great special on one of the Discovery Channels about transgenderred children. It is very interesting.

 

[MrChad]

Originally posted by: malak

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Meh, what's the big deal?

I'd be hopping mad if they said she was undergoing surgery to change her anatomy but this isn't a big deal. She'll probably grow out of it.

It's a big deal because when that kid grows up and finds out... do you know how incredibly terrible that will be? I mean can you grasp the thought of your entire life being a lie and the world being completely different?

The concept of a brain having a gender is just ridiculous.

Reminds me of this thread

It is possible to be born with the brain of the "wrong sex." It's a complex issue, and the little girl probably does not feel very comfortable as a girl. At age 9, I imagine its difficult for her to have a complete picture of her sexual identity, but if she feels like a boy and believes that she is a boy, trapped in a girl's body, and that medical professionals have been consulted, then I support the parents' decision.

Watch Ma vie en rose. Deals with this subject quite nicely.

 

[njmodi]

Tomboy != Boy... what the heck are the parents thinking...

 

[CRXican]

Originally posted by: malak

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Meh, what's the big deal?

I'd be hopping mad if they said she was undergoing surgery to change her anatomy but this isn't a big deal. She'll probably grow out of it.

It's a big deal because when that kid grows up and finds out... do you know how incredibly terrible that will be? I mean can you grasp the thought of your entire life being a lie and the world being completely different?

The concept of a brain having a gender is just ridiculous.

You sir are an idiot. The brain knows whether it's male or female, how else to you think these things happen? Sex is biological, gender is constructed by outside influences. Often times, parents and doctors choose the incorrect sex simply based on unclear external genitalia. They choose a girl when the person is truly a boy. Do some reading, go to college, it helps.

 

[Baked]

That's some seriously messed up shed. Time to save up for a sex change.

 

[Malak]

Originally posted by: CRXican

Originally posted by: malak

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Meh, what's the big deal?

I'd be hopping mad if they said she was undergoing surgery to change her anatomy but this isn't a big deal. She'll probably grow out of it.

It's a big deal because when that kid grows up and finds out... do you know how incredibly terrible that will be? I mean can you grasp the thought of your entire life being a lie and the world being completely different?

The concept of a brain having a gender is just ridiculous.

You sir are an idiot. The brain knows whether it's male or female, how else to you think these things happen? Sex is biological, gender is constructed by outside influences. Often times, parents and doctors choose the incorrect sex simply based on unclear external genitalia. They choose a girl when the person is truly a boy. Do some reading, go to college, it helps.

I think these things happen because people are too open to the possibility that these things can happen. As a kid once said, "Boys have a penis and girls have a vagina". What's in the head doesn't matter, it's what's in the pants.

 

[Bumrush99]

Wow, the amount of ignorance here is freaking incredible. Have any of you pondered the possibility that this "girl" should have been born as a boy? That her hormonal levels are similar to that of a boy. That certain people are born the wrong way and that medical science can fix these gender problems? Or do you all think that the "medical professionals" are pushing some sort of gay agenda?

Just my two cents, I don't know anyone in this predicament but I do now that these anomalies exist in our society.

 

[CRXican]

Originally posted by: malak

Originally posted by: CRXican

Originally posted by: malak

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Meh, what's the big deal?

I'd be hopping mad if they said she was undergoing surgery to change her anatomy but this isn't a big deal. She'll probably grow out of it.

It's a big deal because when that kid grows up and finds out... do you know how incredibly terrible that will be? I mean can you grasp the thought of your entire life being a lie and the world being completely different?

The concept of a brain having a gender is just ridiculous.

You sir are an idiot. The brain knows whether it's male or female, how else to you think these things happen? Sex is biological, gender is constructed by outside influences. Often times, parents and doctors choose the incorrect sex simply based on unclear external genitalia. They choose a girl when the person is truly a boy. Do some reading, go to college, it helps.

I think these things happen because people are too open to the possibility that these things can happen. As a kid once said, "Boys have a penis and girls have a vagina". What's in the head doesn't matter, it's what's in the pants.

you're getting dumber by the minute, stop posting

 

[saralynn]

Originally posted by: NutBucket
Reminds me of an episode of Law & Order SVU.

Me as well, except that they did the sex change as soon as the boy was born. I don't remember much about being in the 4th grade, but I was incredibly aware of my surroundings. I think I would go 'wtf' if my mom decided she wanted a son without asking me about it, at least the article doesn't imply the kid said anything about it.

The kids will just rip the girl apart, at any rate.

 

[Malak]

Originally posted by: CRXican

Originally posted by: malak

Originally posted by: CRXican

Originally posted by: malak

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Meh, what's the big deal?

I'd be hopping mad if they said she was undergoing surgery to change her anatomy but this isn't a big deal. She'll probably grow out of it.

It's a big deal because when that kid grows up and finds out... do you know how incredibly terrible that will be? I mean can you grasp the thought of your entire life being a lie and the world being completely different?

The concept of a brain having a gender is just ridiculous.

You sir are an idiot. The brain knows whether it's male or female, how else to you think these things happen? Sex is biological, gender is constructed by outside influences. Often times, parents and doctors choose the incorrect sex simply based on unclear external genitalia. They choose a girl when the person is truly a boy. Do some reading, go to college, it helps.

I think these things happen because people are too open to the possibility that these things can happen. As a kid once said, "Boys have a penis and girls have a vagina". What's in the head doesn't matter, it's what's in the pants.

you're getting dumber by the minute, stop posting

Wait wait, I'm dumb because I think gender is based on anatomy? Wait wait, lets throw out science altogether then. Because obviously we are all idiots.

 

[cmdrmoocow]

Wait for puberty (and the consequent hormones) to hit before making a judgement like THAT...

 

[CRXican]

[/quote]

you're getting dumber by the minute, stop posting
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Wait wait, I'm dumb because I think gender is based on anatomy? Wait wait, lets throw out science altogether then. Because obviously we are all idiots.[/quote]

Yes, you're wrong. And who said anything about throwing out science, science determines sex based on hormones and chromosomes. In this case there was an errow with one or both. The brain can be male however the necessary hormones were lacking to cause the external male genialia to develop.

 

[classy]

Originally posted by: Bumrush99
Wow, the amount of ignorance here is freaking incredible. Have any of you pondered the possibility that this "girl" should have been born as a boy? That her hormonal levels are similar to that of a boy. That certain people are born the wrong way and that medical science can fix these gender problems? Or do you all think that the "medical professionals" are pushing some sort of gay agenda?

Just my two cents, I don't know anyone in this predicament but I do now that these anomalies exist in our society.

Straight homosexual agenda. No way a 4th grade child has even come close to developing a sense of sexuality. Your just as stupid as this girl's parents.