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Date: 2009-07-01 04:38 am (UTC)So, what is the issue with not forcing a child into a gender role? It's hard to think of anything more harmless, but I stopped at the comment calling it child abuse. It doesn't sound like they're keeping the sex secret from the child, just not sharing the information with outsiders.
If I have children I already had intended to dress them in greens and maybe yellows (and possibly black, white, grey, etc.) when they are infants and if asked if it's a boy or a girl say "probably". If you're not changing a baby's diaper, knowing the sex is utterly useless and potentially harmful. However, I feel full disclosure is important for diaper changing, since it does become relevant.
I'd like it if being raised with no public sex were actually accepted. It strikes me as the obvious solution for those born intersexed. Then they can fall into one of the gender roles when they're older if they decide one of them fits them.