What do you think of boys who want to change gender at an early age?

There are many people who feel that they are more feminine or more masculine than their set “genders”. They feel that they were born girls, but their physical bodies are male, or vice-versa. In some cultures there are not only 2 genders, there are several genders other than just male and female. I agree that they should wait before doing something permanent, but when they are older, they should do whatever makes them feel comfortable in their own skin. You can’t call them a liar since you’ve never experienced it yourself.

Gender identity is complex. An argument for early gender reassignment might be it would be more successful prior to puberty since they will not have the effects of adolescent hormones to un-do later. The people I read about who changed gender knew from an early age that their psychological gender did not match their physical gender.

I agree with filletofspam

I think that it is a serious desision that maybe a ten and twelve year old may change there mind about in the future. So until a person is mature enough to make that desision they should stick with acting/ dressing as the oposit gender.