barelynangel
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What if they are allowing their boy child, who identifies as being female, to do so in secret? There is still a huge stigma attacked to this disorder. In such a case, does the right of other parents to know supersede the child's right to be safe?
Tazzy,
i know about the stigma, but in the end, your concerns for this one child's safety supersede's other parents' concerns about the other children's safety? I mean what about children who are molested and they feel girl scouts are a place of safety for them simply because there are no boys. Then they find out that Julie is really Johnny. I mean you can make the safety call for many different scenerios. I would like to believe and do believe that those parents who allow their children to stay would be an added help to the safety of the child and of all of the children in general. This child's safety doesn't supersede any child's safety or the concern of the parents involved.
No, i don't agree that the child infultrate girl scout's i think there needs to be full disclosure because if people HIDE it, it only makes it appear bad and negative. And just like it seems many people here have no issue thrusting children into the REAL WORLD of people being transgender etc, in the end, unfortunately, this issue IS one that the child needs to be made aware of the stigma and possible consequences of his or her decision. The parents need to be diligent in helping them with this. Hiding it from other parents so those parents are unable to be able to make the decisions they need to for what THEY DEEM the safety and PROTECTION of their own children -- whatever that may be -- is wrong. It lacks integrity and it doesn't, to me, help their children realize that what they have decided to do -- i.e., become a different gender, and the possible issues they will have.
Yes, i would love to make everyone tolerant and okay with everything everyone wants to do, but that isn't how the world works, and if people want acceptance then don't take away MY choice to decide if i will or won't accept and that includes allowing ME to determine the protection MY child needs.
I know people don't like to hear what i am saying because it's not kumbaya and everyone loves everyone. But just like the transgender parent's wants to protect their child from things, the other parents want to do the same and while i may not agree with their decisions, i do agree they have a right to decide what the deem protection for their children -- whether that be sitting down with them and explaining about transgender people when they are 6 because they may find out one day Julie really is a johnny (down there) or pulling their child from a situation wherein they might be exposed to something (i.e., Julie really is a johnny (down there)) before the parents want them to be.
People need to look at the same concepts the transgender parents want for their child and give the other parents the same considerations. Unfortunately, there are things people have to deal with due to who and what they are and doing so they encounter unpleasantness to down right dangerous situations -- sometimes these people are children.
Like i said, i have no issue with the children being allowed in girl scouts, but i do believe that disclosure is necessary so that other parents can make decisions for their children.
angel
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