Okay, so, lemme get this straight (so to speak)...

[conuly]

Girls can wear pants all the time without becoming lesbians, but it's not okay to allow boys to wear a skirt, ever, because they won't understand the concept of "special occasion" and might grow up to become one of those hoomoos and, I don't know, beat up on straight kids. It is, however, okay to encourage your young kids to dress up in camoflauge like soldiers, because it's all right if they kill people, so long as they aren't gay.

Got it, thanks.

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[odella.livejournal.com]

I'm a leader for kids-activities at church, and we have a 13 year old boy who is just adorable. Once, he wore a green skirt to church, without his parents knowing, and I felt instantly that I, as a leader, should encourage this kind of behaviour. The other kids (all younger) asked him afterwards why he wore a skirt, and he replied "In scotland, guys wear skirts". It was a new situation we encountered, and I think we all handled it very well and there were not many who chided him for it.

We have also introduced a drama class in church, where the gender roles are VERY subtle. I hope to see boys who dress like girls and girls who dress like boys as a standard in my church in the future, anyway.