To Whom It May Concern:

I am deeply troubled by the current trend of transgenderism among children.  As a normal part of development, children naturally experiment with behaviors of the opposite sex as they seek to differentiate between self and "other."  Throughout puberty, their rapidly developing hormones can sometimes wreak havoc with their neural and social development.  Even into their early twenties, the cerebral cortex is not fully developed until as late as age 25. 

Kids have natural curiousity which they tend to act upon throughout their childhood; however,not until full adulthood do they have the ability to make serious, life-impacting judgements.  This is why children are naturally designed to come into the world by means of two parents, one male, one female.  Parents are needed to guide their children until they are psychologically capable of making decisions on their own.  The greater community exists to assist the parents, as they, the parents, may request.

Great care should be shown to children experiencing any form of gender dysphoria, or "perceived" gender dysphoria.  Love and patience are key.  NO adults should use their power to encourage or coerce an xy child to mutilate his body with drugs and his mind with self-hatred in order to appear as xx, and vice-versa. 

To oppose the parent of an allegedly gender-confused child--real or perceived-- is abusive of both the parent(s) and the child.  Already there is a case in Oregon where an overzealous teacher bullied a second grader that he really wants to be a girl.  All the while, the boy insisted this was not the case. (He had bathroom issues based on a completely unrelated diagnosis.)  Needless to say, once the parents found out, they were horrified, outraged, and immediately contacted an attorney.

People who truly care about children will respect boundaries and allow for children to fully develop into adults rather than encourage a final solution to what may well be a temporary problem.