The photo at right is our 5 year old grandson, Jareth -- taken February 2008.
An article in today's RainbowZine touches on some of the same issues we are dealing with as Jareth stretches socially constructed gender boundaries.
It is an interesting read, especially given that recently a young boy in Florida was killed for wearing "women's clothing."
From the article:
"At seven o'clock on a Thursday morning, my 4-year-old son announced, "I'm going to wear a dress to school today." I froze, teacup halfway to my lips. I shouldn't have been entirely surprised by the statement, given Sam's history on the pink side of the dress-up box, but this time something was different. We were forced to make a decision: protect him from ridicule or cultivate his self-expression?"
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