{"id":1408,"date":"2005-03-11T17:00:26","date_gmt":"2005-03-12T01:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amptoons.com\/blog\/archives\/2005\/03\/11\/parents-tell-school-their-girl-is-now-a-boy\/"},"modified":"2005-03-11T17:00:26","modified_gmt":"2005-03-12T01:00:26","slug":"parents-tell-school-their-girl-is-now-a-boy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=1408","title":{"rendered":"parents tell school their girl is now a boy"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the Boston Herald<\/em>:<\/a><\/p>\n

Methuen parents tell school their girl is now a boy<\/strong>
\nBy Casey Ross
\nSaturday, March 5, 2005<\/p>\n

A Methuen fourth-grader who was attending school as a girl before February break has come back to school as a boy.<\/p>\n

The parents of the 9-year-old said their child was born with the body of a girl but the brain of a boy and has struggled with identity from an early age.<\/p>\n

The unidentified parents are now asking school officials to instruct teachers and students to refer to the child as a boy and begin using a new name to address him. The student has been attending the elementary school since first grade.<\/p>\n

The sudden change in the child’s sexual identity has generated some concerned calls to the school, but administrators said they intend to comply with the parents’ request, according to the Eagle-Tribune of Lawrence.<\/p>\n

There are about 1,200 students in the elementary school, with nearly 150 in fourth grade. So far, school officials said, students are adjusting well to the change.<\/p>\n

The mother of the child said the decision to change the child’s identity came after lengthy consultations with medical professionals. She said the child’s condition is the result of a birth defect that causes the body to develop as one gender, while the brain is hardwired for another.<\/p>\n

The mother said the child began identifying as a boy at an early age and became so insistant that she and her husband sought medical help. The child has not undergone any medical procedure to change sexes. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I’m not sure I believe in the “boy brain in girl body” analysis; I realize that’s some people’s subjective experience, but I doubt real brains are that simply binary. Nonetheless, if it makes the child suffer to be considered a girl, and if considering him a boy makes him feel better, then I think this is probably the best course of action to take.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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