[quote]A four-year-old child in NSW is transitioning their gender before their first day of preschool as new data shows a steep climb in the number of children with gender dysphoria.
The child is the youngest of a number across the state currently transitioning, while at Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital 250 children, some as young as three, have been referred for assistance by the gender dysphoria unit, the [url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/preschooler-begins-transition-aged-four-children-as-young-as-three-claiming-gender-dysphoria/news-story/74eb9a25d9dcd1e349a2e9f65a7c8c40]Daily Telegraph[/url] reports.
Where the child is from or their birth sex has not been revealed.
"We have a number of students who are going through gender transition in our schools, with the youngest being a four-year-old at the moment," Education Department deputy secretary of school operations Gregory Prior told a budget estimates hearing probing the Safe Schools program yesterday.
"Without breaching privacy, we have a four-year-old who is transitioning to kindergarten next year who has identified as transgender.
"The Safe Schools is only one resource that can be used from a variety of resources in how we would support that family, student and school to accommodate a child going through transition."
Prominent transgender advocate Catherine McGregor told the newspaper children as young as four were often right about their need to change genders, but advised caution "on making any irreversible decisions at that stage".
Child psychologist Michael Carr-Gregg said it was important people recognise the difference between "dress ups" and transgender children who were often bullied and suffered high suicide rates later in life because they were forced to live in denial.
"There is a huge difference between dress-ups and a child believing with every fibre of their being they are in the wrong body," he told the Daily Telegraph.
"These children can be managed with compassion and sympathy, and they can lead perfectly happy lives."
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http://www.9news.com.au/health/2016/09/01/02/52/four-year-old-child-youngest-nsw-transitioning-gender-preschool-safe-schools
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LGBT is just a name given to a group of people that refuse to admit they were raised wrong. Science can find NO genetic marker that makes people gay bi or trans therefor it is not a condition of "i was born this way" all babies are born the same minus the ethnicity and ancestry differences and if they were not you could find out months in advance if your kid was going to be gay bi or trans. You are born with autism you are not born gay. There has been recent medical diagnoses because some believe that they shouldnt have legs and they want the right to cut them off. This is a mental issue and so is gay bi and trans. we dont blame women who get breast cancer and we cant blame the LGBTs for being who they are but they must accept that its not normal and move on this is not saying that some people are not pre disposed to being gay just like some are more likely to be alcoholics its just saying that when you are born you are not gay. NOTE there is nothing wrong with being gay or bi, by the time you know what sexuality is youre too old to change and thats fine but when youre 4 you dont even know how to tie your shoes or what sexuality is and you definitely dont know what trans is.
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When I was 4 I wanted to be Spider-Man, oh how times have changed.
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That's unfair for the kid, they probably don't even know what's happening to them
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People are really taking "I can do what I want" to a whole new level, huh?
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Edited by Tosevite 187: 9/4/2016 5:18:52 AMI just pray to god they aren't -blam!-ing these kids up with hormones... Sure if Joe wants to be called Josey good for him but wait till he's matured before you ruin his life with hormones before he's had the chance to figure things out for himself. You can't read the full story so who knows if it's something as simple as going along with the kids imagination, encouraging it, or pumping him with hormones to prevent regular development
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The kids probably don't even know what transgender means, they just say they're the opposite gender because society said they can be.
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These guys go on and on about how it's important to know if the kid is actually transgender, but they're still declaring a 4 year old kid trans. Actions speak louder than words.
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These kids barely even know how to wipe their own ass and they're already wanting to change sex? What is this world coming to?
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Bring your popcorn folks
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Comedy.
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At least the mentally ill people are coming out at young ages. [spoiler]yes, it is a mental illness because it is not normal, it's not.[/spoiler]
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Why is this a thing. Someone tell me why it's a thing.
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Even if you believe in transgender and all that, how can anyone possibly think that is a good idea? How could anyone change their sex before they know what it is?
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How is anyone going to have kids if they all have mental disorders
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Shouldn't be allowed to start that young.
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A question to the people in Canada Do you have people like these
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I think this should be illegal until a certain age. 4 is way to young to make a decision like that.
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Oh, boy. Can't wait for MY kids to be transgender before being born.
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Glad that children clearly know whats best for their selves. Yes sir, no normal smart parent should have any say over their young toddler's life at all. Even if it means changing their sex before they even know what that means.
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I wonder if we'll ever evolve (either naturally or artificially) to the point that gender essentially ceases to exist in human beings, or becomes physically fluid with any given individual being able to alter their physical form and "swap" gender on a whim. I actually think the latter would be a very interesting twist to co-exist with, though the former would more quickly eliminate social issues surrounding gender with less chaotic results, assuming asexual reproduction became possible.
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I don't believe a 4 year old could possibly make a critical decision like that while fully understanding the repercussions.
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Disgusting parents should be euthanized.
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Cortana: this is the way the world ends
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The article is behind a paywall. :/
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Edited by FTG HaloFreek: 9/1/2016 6:32:37 PMCan we take all the sane people to space... Throw a space rock at the earth and live on Mars until the earth cools and we can restart humanity right again?
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Fantastic. We can look forward to a generation of children with mental disorders.