Talk to a trans adult. Most of them will tell you they knew at that age, if not sooner. This has been studied and it has been found that for kids who consistently and persistently identify as the opposite sex, affirming their identity is the best strategy. Nothing is done chemically until puberty and then it's only…

I really hope you're not a parent. Kids are much sharper and more intune than we give them credit for.

It happens.

Cite one where the kid was being presented as trans against their will.

Probably? Or definitely? HUGE difference. And once? Twice? Just about everyday as long as you can remember?

That's true. There's a ton of articles and discussion about it, but it all comes back to this one post.

That "whoosh" was on me! :)

I remember that episode, too. People look back on it with disgust, but as young closed trans girl, it was wonderful. Charlene wasn't treated like a freak. Yes, Dan made terrible jokes, but he was laughed at. He was the one who was the problem.

The next legit case I hear of a parent pushing their kid to be transgender will be the first.

No. There are no pills until puberty and those are just puberty blockers. They are not permanent and are meant to give the kids some extra time to understand themselves without undergoing the "wrong" puberty. If, they persist, at age 16, they can start hormones. By then, the kids have typically lived in their…

I wish I had earlier. I've been on them for about a year. I've definitely had some changes, but the older you get, the harder it is. It is a long journey.

I don't know all the details, but I believe that, yes, they lumped in any behavior like that. So you had tons of kids being labeled transgender who never actually had any gender dysphoria or expressed any desire to be the opposite sex. The good news for them is that none of them were pushed to transition because the…

No, it's not a neutral place, but it gets more neutral the closer you are to being a white, straight, cis, Christian, able-bodied, mentally healthy male. For too many people, that is the norm , whether they realize or not. The further you are away from it, the more you can see it.

That is so awesome. Thank you for sharing. The best thing any parent can do is instill a strong sense of identity in their kid. That will take them a long way.

Thanks for asking. It's tough. I was born male, but I identify as female. It wasn't until I was about 4 and I was playing superhero with some friends and I wanted a turn playing Wonder Woman. They told me I couldn't because I was a boy. That was my first clue something was off. I know it sounds silly, but it's…

I'm trans, and I'm not sure I get it. But I know it.

But your OP wasn't a question. It was more a flat out statement that 8 years don't understand. I can tell you, I knew when I was 5. Tried to suppress it in grade school and high school. Attempted transition in college, ended up in conversion therapy, and spent 20 years in repression, denial, and depression. I'm…

The key thing in understanding trans kids is knowing the difference between transgender and gender non-conforming. They did a flawed study years ago that came to the conclusion that 80% of trans kids grow out of it (or desist). But they included kids who engaged in gender non-conforming behavior and had never…

Sorry, didn't mean to be condescending. I just thought it was funny how you completely missed Maus's point. If trans kids shouldn't decide if they're boys or girls until puberty, then neither should non-trans (cis) kids.

Thank you! It was cool to see you read up on it and learn something, even before I said anything! We need more of that!