Park, Madison. "Transgender Kids: Painful Quest to be Who They Are." CNN.com. CNN, 27 Sept. 2011. Web. 29 Sept. 2011.
This article is about Thomas, age 3, change to Tammy, age 11. When Thomas was 3, he had a speech impediment so he signed to communicate. One day he signed to his parents "I am a girl," his parents thought that he had just gotten the signs mixed up, so they signed back, "No, Thomas is a boy." As Thomas grew up he was bullied and kept quiet although he no longer had a speech impediment. At age 11, however, Thomas goes by the tame "Tammy," and wears dresses to school and faithfully plays with his dolls. The question the article raises is :is it ethical to allow young children to decide what gender they truly are? "Many adults believe that the parents of these children are bad parents and are push-overs, but one therapist comments on how upset and emotional the parents get and how they sometimes blame themselves. The children do not get the operations until they reach adulthood, but these children are cross dressing and going by different names, and then once they reach the age of about 13 years old, they can be prescribed hormone-blockers. The hormone-blockers will just make their bodies hold off with puberty, that way they are able to decide which way they want to go. There were no fallacies or biases in this article. It was merely factual and shared a true story of one of the children going through this. I think this might be a good topic for anyone. I am curious, however, if there would be enough information on the subject.
This article is about Thomas, age 3, change to Tammy, age 11. When Thomas was 3, he had a speech impediment so he signed to communicate. One day he signed to his parents "I am a girl," his parents thought that he had just gotten the signs mixed up, so they signed back, "No, Thomas is a boy." As Thomas grew up he was bullied and kept quiet although he no longer had a speech impediment. At age 11, however, Thomas goes by the tame "Tammy," and wears dresses to school and faithfully plays with his dolls. The question the article raises is :is it ethical to allow young children to decide what gender they truly are? "Many adults believe that the parents of these children are bad parents and are push-overs, but one therapist comments on how upset and emotional the parents get and how they sometimes blame themselves. The children do not get the operations until they reach adulthood, but these children are cross dressing and going by different names, and then once they reach the age of about 13 years old, they can be prescribed hormone-blockers. The hormone-blockers will just make their bodies hold off with puberty, that way they are able to decide which way they want to go. There were no fallacies or biases in this article. It was merely factual and shared a true story of one of the children going through this. I think this might be a good topic for anyone. I am curious, however, if there would be enough information on the subject.
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