I love this idea. As a side note though... I don’t like how they made it seem like because a boy likes pink and sparkles, they are transgender.... they may also just be a boy that likes pink and sparkles. Let’s stop thinking it’s weird for boys to like pink sparkles....
I agree. My little brother played with Barbies and let us three older sisters dress him up in girl clothes but now he's 32 and very manly. Thank God it wasn't a thing back then or his life would have been ruined
You can say thousand times it should be not important if a boy likes pink. If you come to school with pink things and painted nails you get a lot of hate (like she said) and they don't accept you, it's a fact and you have to fight every day. I would not have the power for that and I'd rather adjust.
Thats how children see things eventually they will grow out of it but at this age they are just doing what the society deems normal for boys and what's normal for girls. I'm sure every adult has a story about doing something as a kid because that was what was normal for little girls or boys.
@@animalover734 You need to accept that SHE has decided to be a girl. Im in junior high and have friends in the lgbtq community and they hate when people misuse their pronouns on purpose
The general idea of this documentary is great but I see a big problem. They make it seem like the only transgender is male to female. What about the female to male? There are a lot of children born female who identify as male. It goes both ways.
Yeah I’m not very far into this documentary and I’ve already seen a lot of things that are wrong. To name a few: •Misgendering •Misinformation •Bad stereotypes Btw I’m a trans male and because of all the stereotypes and misinformation when I heard about transgender people I thought only trans women existed
pretty sure because its focusing on this specific camp that is only for MTF children... kind of like an "all girls camp" but just for transgirls which is probably really good for the kids to have people who can relate more specifically to what they are all going thru
(regarding is just being a MTF camp) plus they get to have the somewhat normal childhood experience of having a kind of 'all girls club'. and relate to eachother JUST as transgirls without throwing in the mix of FTM kids as well. i can understand why the camp is geared specifically toward one thing. it'd be great if there was another camp for FTM kids and a camp for both for people who want to mingle with all but for young children especially it gives them the ability to have these cool little formative experiences of being a girl with their own little 'clique' of other girls who all are going thru the same thing as transgirls. i think its GREAT!
@@animalover734 Ryan prefers to be identified as a female, respect that please. Our opinion on the matter doesn't really matter, we still can respect one another.
@@animalover734 Don't be an asshole to others if you don't want to be treated the same way. Why is it so hard to understand that they know they can't fully be the other gender they identify more with its the feeling of being comfortable in the Gender they most identify with!
"Sabrina has learned that it's sometimes better to be vague about the details" Um a little lifehack for Sabrina: you literally just don't have to tell random cashiers anything at all about why you're buying things
Duh she probably knows that...the cashier was most likely asking why the camera crew was there, making friendly conversation. Obviously no one owes anyone an explanation, but it’s common for people to make small talk
Paje Smiley seems the mother WANTS the attention for herself..... I am skeptical when a parent “encourages” their 2 or 3 yr old child to pursue a different gender......seems it should be left to its own for at least a couple more years before seriously addressing it .......otherwise who knows if the parent encouraged a behavior that was just a temporary stage.........! 😕😡
So many trans women struggle with this, yet trans boys are perfectly fine enjoying a soft/fem life too and nobody is allowed to judge them. Someday I hope this issue of women being portrayed as hyperfeminine all the time is resolved. Maybe I'll do my own video on this.
It seems like for trans women they are hyper-feminine. Otherwise they would have been fine with just taking the easier route and staying male. I'm a girl; I was never this feminine. I played with action figures and dolls; wore both pants and dresses. No one is as feminine as trans girls.
If you are forbidden from doing something that you really want to do because society dictates it, when you finally get the chance to do these things, you go all out overload!! Think about it!
Not all girls like that stuff I’m a girl and I personally hate all of that I’m a tomboy and I get called a boy sometimes because I have short hair and act like a boy just probably cuz I’m ADHD but it doesn’t bug me at all but I hate that too I mean some are just petty and rude
@@refareva2841 You're going to be lonely in life as one of the few smart people... Welcome to YT comments; the only cogent thought getting 1% of the upvotes. Imagine switching, mid-story, from 'he' to 'she' and plugging in different names...
As the parent of 3 adult children I want to commend those parents for their strength thru these journeys. All children need to feel loved and accepted as who they are. What a wonderful gift to our society these families are.
To the parents who think pink was the first indicator... It really worries me because as a woman, I've always liked blue. Should I reassess my sexuality?
okay, 1. it actually CAN be one of the first indicators, because as children, thats one of the first things they can immediately go to to express themselves as girls. when your small, your not thinking about the mindsets between the genders, your thinking about societies views on the genders. its much easier for a child to say "mom, im a girl, i want to wear pink and sparkles" then it is to say "mom, ive been thinking for a long time, and ive come to realize that how i like to behave and be seen is what other girls like to do, so im a girl" not saying every kid who likes pink is a girl, im saying its very easy from a young age to say "blue is for boys, pink is for girls" and be attracted to the one you identify as. 2......who mentioned sexuality? this is a docu on gender.
“I’m not changing who I am, I’m becoming who I am.” That was so beautifully put. It’s heartening to see young trans kids get to live out life as they are. I do take issue with how the doc approached this at times- these kids are not “boys longing to be girls”- they are girls. They may be trans, they may have been assigned male at birth due to their bodies, but they are not boys. They are girls. For a documentary about trans children, I would expect them to be treated as such.
But the way they found out.."He likes pink and sparkles", made me really worry that Ryan might just be cis because it is totally normal for boys to like pink and dislike superhero toys without being gay or trans.
I agree. This is an incredible documentary and I fill support this. But some boys do like pink and not to sound stereotypical but a lot of these girls run and scream like boys. Playing with frogs etc … again not to sound stereotypical but most girls I know aren’t into this kind of thing. I think you have to be very careful as a parent not to rush this process too hard although I think all of these parents are incredible 🙏🏻
The only thing I don't care much for in this documentary is the parent who said his son always liked the color pink was an indication their son identitified as a girl. I only said son because at the time the parent spoke of the child was being identified as a boy. I don't think allowing your kid to be transgender is bad but it doesn't have anything to do with liking the color pink. I have a cousin who loved the color pink and carried a pink purse for along time but he grew up all boy. My brother liked finger nail polish and high heels and finger nail polish. My sisters and I dressed him in dresses and we wore my mom's heels. He loved it. He grew up to be gay but you wouldn't just know he was gay if he didn't tell me you. I just know that 2 year olds like what they like. If you genuinely believe your 2 year old is transgendered that's great but there are very abusive people out there and if someone's bigot daddy thinks their little boy is anything but a real boy who knows what could happen.
There are different criteria for diagnosing gender dysphoria in kids one of which is strongly preferring toys and clothes for the opposite gender but that is just one there needs to be others including body dysphoria and social dysphoria so a little boy liking pink and princesses could be a sign, but doesn’t mean that all boys who like feminine things are trans. Or girls who like masculine things. a lot of kids are like that. It doesn’t mean their trans. I hope that makes sense.
@@MrUranium238 How would pink be 'gay' in ancient Japan? R u 12?🙄 Pink is just a version of red & red is a very powerful color across all time & the world over. U only think pink is gay becuz thats what u have been taught. Not everyone in the world has black for funerals & white for weddings either. We r all products of our surroundings Friend. Expand ur mind & learn about places, peoples, & times beyond ur own neighborhood. It has never been easier & Ur life will b much richer for it 😁
I wish the narrator would stop calling them a group of unusual children, it's a bit patronizing. They are completely normal! They just don't follow the same system society would want them to conform too. I love what Russel brand says so often not nessaceraliy about this particular topic but he says "What is normal anyways? there is no normal everything we live by is a construct built by man who's to say what normal is... or was?" , unless that man made construct suddenly disappeared and there was no pre-formed cultural, societable views there is no such thing as normal. We are all diverse these kids just have the guts to live it and good for them ! I'm not part of the LBGT umbrella but I see no reason to compartmentalize every one from everyone else it's just wrong.
most people use normal in the sense of "most cases are like this". Normal is that boys want to be boys and girls want to be girls. That's the vast majority. Nothing wrong with the rest, but it's a deviation nonetheless imho.
@@esval3054 nope I think these kids have a uniqueness about them but it's not what should define them as a person, different is beautiful and should be embraced. To be honest I find them admirable because they are living the life they choose unashamedly I wish I had the guts and resiliency they have to live their happiness and to be who they want to be not whom society would have them conform to be. Is it unusual for a girl to be Tom boy or boyish have short hair or wear boys clothes? Why should is be so unusual for a boy to want to be girly dress in sparkles, pink , dresses and high heals.and since when was our birth sex anyone else's business and who's to say I'm not a boy or a girl when you think about it, it makes humans sound like pretty shallow beings because aparently only surface looks count.
@@esval3054 I can be different without being unusual . I can be different because I die my hair blue and wear a suit not what I would call unusual, I could dress goth and no one would really give too hoots. What some one finds Unusual would depend on that person's prospective
Parents are allowed to refer to thier child's past before the transition.. Especially when they are being so supportive of their children. Parents have ever right to grieve the loss of "Connor" when she became '"Linzey"- and referring to her in the past, by her past name isn't disrespectful. The parents and family members deserve to have an understanding forum to be able to talk about this situation. "Dead naming" would be calling her Connor to her face. That's not okay. But it IS okay to talk about the past as the past that it was - these kids in this documentary got a LOT of love and understanding. It's very fortunate they've been given the camp and the understanding that they have been given.
@@EvansFamilyLegoProject This is such a cruel comment. How dare you call having a trans kid a loss? Yes, having a trans kid is difficult on the parents. Slip-ups happen. But saying deadnaming is okay if referring to the past or if it's behind the kids' backs is SO disgusting. It is absolutely not okay. Deadnaming is ALWAYS deadnaming, it doesn't have to be a one on one conversation for it to be deadnaming. What cis people need to understand is that trans people aren't born as gender a, and want to be gender b, we were assigned the wrong gender at birth because society desperately wants us to fit in boxes. We're not boys who want to be girls, girls who want to be boys. Trans women have always been women, trans men have always been men, and non-binary people have always been non-binary. If talking about someone pre-transition, you don't get to use their old name and pronouns. You're not allowed. It's incredibly disrespectful and unfair. We're human beings like everyone else, you don't get to disrespect us just because we don't "fit the norm". Please reassess your treatment of trans people and listen to us when we say we're uncomfortable with how you're treating us. You don't get to decide what behavior directed towards us is okay and what isn't. That is ENTIRELY up to the trans individual.
@@cristalviper "Trans women have always been women, trans men have always been men, and non-binary people have always been non-binary." Maybe mentally, but not biologically.
@@grillygrilly Sex is different from gender. Gender Identity is what you feel on the outside and you may want to express that on the outside, don't worry about what's in someone's pants
@Cathy Burnham your comment made me laugh... I have no idea what point you're trying to make. Armpit hair is some kind of deformity, or uncleanness, or what?
heaven kelley you’re right as a Christian I don’t believe in all this nonsense I think it’s just something that the devil is putting in those peoples mind because they don’t follow God and he is in fact a boy
The lifeguard referring to the girls as "boys who think they are girls" and using "he/him" pronouns when referring to a transgender girl really rubbed me the wrong way.
Beth Meyers Haha! What do they need to stop? They aren’t doing anything wrong and they are only speaking their mind on a problem that needs to stop happening... I bet you’re the type of person to misgender people all the time because of your ignorance not just on accident. Get your head into the 21st century and realize that you can identify as something different than you’re born as and that everyone has their choices on who they want to be or who they are, do you think these kids at the age of 2 woke up one morning and were like “oh I want to transition just for fun and for the attention” NO they realize that’s who they are not just a figment of their or your imagination it’s who they are as a person and body parts or previous body parts don’t change that... so until you realize that this is the 21st century not the 50s anymore and that people can be who they want or who they are then kindly just *Fuck Off* ❤️
He was doing the best he could on explaining he understood, and you know it! I loved this, and agree with the entire video. For you to point out that ONE part, and make it negative ,is immature.
As in the song Grease, "you must be who are are"! These kids, and others like them, they don't need to feel ashamed of who and what they are. Be proud of who and what you are, and let society deal with their own ills and prejudices.
Yes, that was my favourite part. And when the mom said "It's never been my decision, I'm just stepping out of her way". Heartwarming to see such support.
My son liked playing with dolls and girlie things when he was a little boy. That doesn’t define who they are. My son is 18 now and very much a man that likes girls. This whole concept that pink is only for girls and dolls are only for girls baffles me. What about girls that like blue and super heroes and robots and cars. Just let children be children.
The things that I don't like about this videos are the fact that they further isolate the person and have them as a gender. They keep referring to the children as "transgender kids" instead of saying "children who identify as/are transgender". Gender doesn't define a person. It would also have been informative and interested if they included children who did have problems fitting in physically due to not easily adjusting into who they were meant to always be because their biological gender being physically prominent. The children in this documentary are all "unisex" kids that probably wouldn't be bullied over their physical appearance because they blend in "perfectly" to an assigned gender. I would have also liked to have seen children who have gone or were going through puberty who have either transitioned or were currently transitioned. I didn't like the ideologies stereotypes, limitations and generalizations and definitions of femininity and masculinity being taught to the children. They should be taught that they don't have to conform and to assign themselves gender roles. Girls don't have to wear dresses, makeup, and do arts and crafts. Girls can can canoe fish fix cars, anything etc... boys can wear dresses makeup dance do nails hair etc...
Watching these girls being themselves and happy at camp makes me happy too. Growing up, I really loved make-up and dress-up but my dad would really give me a hard time about it. I'm glad to see them living life to the fullest in an accepting environment.
Correction they are boys \ males nothing will ever change that they may be able to change the outward appearance but the 'inner plumbing' will forever be male...that's why some so called transgender children are still unhappy depressed no matter how much surgeries they take and also some have great regret about changing their appearance when they turn an adult
Okay, but can we talk about Lindsey?? She SEWED her own dress, is a FANTASTIC singer, and not to mention her beautifully unique eye color. She will go far💕
The narrator and the overall attitude I’m this documentary is a bit...dated? These aren’t boys wanting to be girls. These are girls who were assigned boys at birth due to their genitals. The families were sweet, but I can’t shake the sideshow feel of documentaries like these. I’ve only seen a handful of good ones.
Keira yeah that families still seemed really stuck on the “traditional gender binary” that pink, sparkles, lipstick and princesses are for girls and blue, superheroes and trucks are for boys. Men and women can be a mix of masculine and feminine. I worry these kids feel like they can’t like something that’s “for boys” because then their parents won’t believe they are actually trans anymore
@simone5239 These children expressed their desires to be girls (one literally was praying to God to make her one) and you still disrespect that wish?! They can live their lives as they wish! They're girls. They feel better as girls. So stop being hateful
they are not so happy actually , the truth is that i cant even call myself a man a beauty man , a feminine man without me being called a woman or to call myself a woman , even lgbtq plus must change or i will go against lgbtq plus for discriminating me and forcing me to ccall myself a woman or trans woman , soon i will go against equality too if they continue this way , i am tired and if i become tired somethin bad it will happen and is very posible i will go against lgbtq plus too and against business capitalism too
@@cuteboynails3570 hey , first off all I am sorry that you feel this way. As a part of the LGBTQ+ family I am sorry that others didn't treat you well. But we are not all like that. I am non binary and pansexual. I sometimes dress "girly" and sometimes "boyish". And I never ,ever judge anyone based on how feminen ,or masculine they look. People needs to understand that gender and gender expression is not the same thing. If someone idenifys as a male they are male no matter waht they do. If they are a male ,they will be still male when thry dress girl ,when they do make up ,when their facial expressions feminen. I really hope that you don't get mad at me. I can't understand why would people judge each other like that. Sorry english is not my first language .Also If you want to explain what bothers you I would love to listen and learn how to be more respectfull to the others. ♡
I love Maxy so much! Her hair is amazing, and she is so intelligent and articulate about what's going on in her head. She's going to be a wonderful, strong woman. I wish all of the kids the very best at finding where they want to be in life.
One thing I noticed... Biological young girls: no you're too young for makeup, fake nails, etc. Trans young girls: yes makeup, fake nails, crop tops, heels
Yeah I am a Biological Female and at 8 I was NOT allowed to wear makeup or even 2 piece bathing suits....This is what is wrong with society now. Born a male you are a male, born a female you are a female period.
My daughter was wearing tinted chapstick at 6 years old so at 22 years old she gets to where all the crop tops and cute sexy outfits that she wants because she can afford it. I told her it wasn't very good to be playing pretend.
These girls can still grow up and adopt a child or I have another way of having children. I think the reason why they're allowing them to grow up early so to speak is because they might not want to go all the way with surgery, injections, and everything. They might not get the chance to be the girls that they are, but still valid.
"If i only cared about being extremely girly, being sparkly and outfits and everything, than I would be a gay man. But then there's this feeling inside you that you can really tell for sure saying girl girl girl this is who you are." Preach hun😄
Sorry but this poor boy has been brainwashed by the trans fad. I know this because I'm a woman and I have NO idea what he is talking about. This "girl girl girl" feeling inside. WTF is that? I'm a human being in a female body. That's it. Period.
@@domainofthesun4400 I'm a girl and I'm not feminine 100% of the time but I do switch into a feminine (more girly) type of girl sometimes. I have alot of friends both male, female, non binary etc and yeh there are some suddle differences and it's mainly social norms that's goes into play. These parents aren't forcing their child to do anything they're simply giving them the option and being really accepting about it. If they were brainwashing than they'd do it to all of their kids. *What about brainwashing kids to be straight? Or to be non trans? Is that just as bad as letting a kid decide their own body?* If the child so wishes to go back than they can as there are surgeries/steroids for that but that chance the child actually wants to go back would be only 1%
I am in full support of any form of gender expression and identity and love videos like this to continue educating myself. I can't help wonder how many of these children would feel if they were allowed to express and explore freely from birth, without any colors, outfits, or toys being gender specific. Would they still feel this intense anxiety and need to identify with another gender? Especially before the age of 4?
Yes no hate at all but it’s not about liking pink or something for trans girls, they are actually born with a brain that closer resembles a female brain then a male brain, this is where the intense anxiety comes from, so yes I agree it would be better to just let kids do what they want but it’s not going to chance the anxiety that they feel, that can only be stopped by transitioning - sincerely a trans guy 💛
@@aidenoliver1681 "they are actually born with a brain that closer resembles a female brain then a male brain" Any scientific citations for this? Okay, I know there aren't any, but can you make some up?
There's a great brit doc about a guy the uses a grade school class as a lab to challenge these exact notions. Very eye opening. He had the teacher stop using gender specific pet names for the kids, mixed up the playground time, things like that. Had a few parents remove all gender specific crap from their kids rooms. He really shined a light on how much adults unknowingly shove gender down kids throats. Birthdays for example. When u r going to attend the birthday of a kid, what do u buy them? 9 times out of 10 we all buy gender specific stuff. He provided toys that were gender opposite to the kids like a robot building kit for girls & stitch craft for the boy's & the kids really loved it. The biggest eye opener to me were the scientific facts that show how we damage our kids with this crap. As adults, females tend to have poor spacial awareness due to the toys & play that r available to us compared to what little boys play with. Things like Lego help boys brains develope better n this area but dolls & beauty crap don't let girl brains learn this as well. There's a great deal fewer engineering women than men becuz of it. The boys grow up with much less ability to express & cope with emotions due to the gender attitude that adult press on us, especially n the UK. I highly recommend that doc.
@@aidenoliver1681 what does it mean to have a 'female' brain or 'male brain'? I don't think there's enough evidence here because society is SO gender specific that even before birth, youre put in a box. At 4, there aren't many anxieties a child should feel for their private parts as they wouldn't have an understanding of them yet
As a mother of a trans man (ftm), he is about to be 21 years old... I know everything these families have gone through. 19ish years ago when we knew he was different, there wasn’t a lot of support. Good on these families for coming together and creating a beautiful thing for their children. We've always accepted our son, no matter what, but it is definitely not for the faint of heart knowing everything you'll be up against for many years. At this point, what he does is now his decisions... all we can do is be supportive as we always have... if you think or know your child is trans, PLEASE support them.. it is not a phase. It doesn't go away. If you know and accept that going in, you'll be a much better parent for it. And they'll not feel so alone in the world.
@@Sheesh-b7m God made mankind in his image male and female so according to that God is gender fluid, intersex, gender non conforming or agender. Also you have to read matthew 22: 36 to 40 again. You are a shame in God's eyes. also I didn't choose to become trans, i've always been trans.
I think the camp is a wonderful idea. My son's friend suffered being born in the wrong body but unfortunately didn't have the support from family. He had to wait until age 18 to begin transition. She is now a beautiful young lady who worked so hard to pay for blockers etc. I excepted her the moment I met her. It's like she is my daughter. I am so proud of the person she has become.
There are too many lazy intellects running around out there who believe you are supposed to be an exact duplicate of the person to the right or left of you. Any variance scares them in to some level of violent behavior.
As a trans person, I am grateful that something like this is out here for little kids. If I had this support, I would have felt a lot better knowing there are other people like how I am instead of bottling it up and not telling anyone. Btw I'm a ftm little fellow.
Sad fact is that the number of trans people telling there parents isn’t increasing its the amount of parents who are actually listening to the childs problem is increasing instead of telling them too bad or that they need to be mentally fixed. Trans people have always been there but they were hidden and ignored for a very long time.
I don’t see why anyone would hate these kids. We are all people with feeling and emotions and personalities, regardless of anything. I’m a teacher and I love all my students without any judgement.
Aww. I have a dream to be a teacher and I’m a trans guy, it will be hard to get a job at other schools other than the one I’m currently attending. They are really accepting towards lgbtq+ people but there are homophobic and transphobic kids there. Thank you for being supportive. 💖
@@Castiel_Chuuya.irl.fr. i support all my students, and if you want to be a teacher, go ahead and follow your dream! I think we need more people like you as teachers. Acceptance partially starts with the teachers who teach students.
@@Castiel_Chuuya.irl.fr. I also am trans and want to be a teacher (specifically a science teacher)😅 I’m masculine non binary so I hope certain things change within school districts before then.
@@adamwalker2377 Parents can give the world to their child and they'll still go to jail, which is an example of how you can't control what direction a child goes in life... So what is your point here? If they were forced into being something they don't want to be, most of these children would end up killing themselves.
The idea is very nice. It is all about the camp. I’d also like to watch a documentary about the people around transgender kids. For example their mental health, financial burden and the fears of their kids being treated bad.
@@sarahmoonnoon1536 It sounded like those were the activities the kids preferred doing. I imagine many trans kids would enjoy diving into things that make them feel feminine (in this case), since they missed out on it in the past or may get bullied for it in other contexts
Akosua GorJess Yes or have the parents thought about the future suicide bullying there high school sex life the beating they will get when a straight boy wants to fuck them and can't omg they need to be very vigilant all in the best interests for there child.
I wish all parents were this supportive!! I really truly wish we lived in a world where this was normalize, something that was ok and there was no hate about... one day, one day it will be like that.
i know right! i thought the same thing.... like have her parents not explained that girls ALSO get armpit hair, and leg hair, (and even a small amount of hair on the lip sometimes as you get older) we all just have to shave it off.... because society..
Boba K. Being transgender is changing your gender. So no, not he! *SHE* :) they’re obviously girls. Please learn to respect that and educate yourself about it!! Gender is just gender. It’s not a big deal enough to hate somebody for wanting to change it. They don’t feel right with the gender they were born in so they transitioned to what they did feel comfortable in.
My heart always pours out for these kids and their parents! And it irritates me so much when people speak out against them or try to restrict what they can do without even a basic understanding of what they go through. I hope very much that they will continue to shine and live long beautiful lives. The friendships that can be made at events like this can be so important to both the children and the parents. (The pink fog (that's what my friends call it) that can occur after these events can be so hard to deal with for a while, particularly for kids who are not out in their everyday lives. I'm surprised you did not cover it.) I do appreciate the post story of Maxi coming out. I may have missed something, but it appears that she was living stealth prior and was just revealing her story to address the rumors about her. (Puberty can be so rough that way.) Regardless of her status with the school, it can be so hard when dealing with transition and schools. Thank you for making and sharing this. I only hope that people can learn from it and gain better understanding of all the issues involved.
I know you meant that in a good way, but I'm sad that trans girls often feel pressured to be as feminie as possible because that's what people want to see. There are so many cis girls that wear sportswear and play soccer and no one gives a damn.
@@noir4827 Well yes, but I guess trans girls vary from how feminine they are, Maxi just happens to be very girlie! Just like it can vary with cis girls too. But I get what you mean.
When I was a little girl, I remember being frightened most of the time that I was going to be turned into a boy. A few years later I saw something disturbing. I hated my body. I had trouble getting too intimate with guys. I wasn’t like other girls. One day a girl with a boyfriend asked me if I ever wanted to be a guy. I identify myself as an asexual. Some people have trouble accepting people who belong to a minority group. I don’t understand why my Mom seems to feel uncomfortable with my asexuality. I wish that I knew why I am so different
The world is full of people like you, but afraid to say so and be so, and so each person feels and wonders why they are so different. But you even sharing this comment is one more voice saying you are here, and others are here. I'm a mom and I'm proud of you. I hope in time your mom realizes her discomfort serves no one. You deserve all the love the world holds for you and I'm glad you're here.
If I was your mom, I would feel uncomfortable too, because you're not "asexual." You have all the sexual parts like anybody else. This is in your head, and maybe your mom might be worried that all is not well in your head. An awful lot of girls turn away from sexuality because they've been abused. We ought to keep an eye out for that as well.
I'm asexual and I'm dating someone. I don't know why people care so much about other people's relationships, because we get asked all kinds of stuff regarding intimacy, and I'm like, I just like having someone who accepts me, and gives me the best hugs, and that's all I need.
I thought I was asexual to because I didn't like girls or boys. All me relationships seemed to crash and burn. When I moved to Vancouver and starting filming me movie I met transgender Charleigh and realized I had strong feelings for her. Turns out I am demisexual, incapable of liking boys or girls but only fall in love with someone I have a strong connection with. I am now engaged to Charleigh and a girl at our school once wrote a paper about us titles "Demisexual Maryellen and Transgender Charleigh" this told our story and the true story behind the movie we made together. Nothing wrong with being asexual it's just who you are.
Why don't their parents teach them they can be a masculine girl or a feminine boy? the fact that you prefer to have long hair doesn't mean you're a girl. I wonder what some of those children would answer if they were asked what a boy and a girl are... maybe something like girls like pink
I agree with most of the comments saying that you can’t just assume a boy wants to be transgender because they like pink and sparkles. I am not denying that any of these children are forced to be trans but it should be ok for boys to like “girly colors”
I love the fact that these kids are lucky enough to have parents who are unconditionally supporting their children, but there is nothing wrong with boys who love pink, sparkles and other "feminine" things/toys. They can love this stuff and still be boys! I just can't wrap my head around a toddler liking these things and parents saying the child is transgender. Parents have a lot of influence on their developing minds and if they are treated like the opposite gender than that is what they may choose to do/feel. These kids will have a very rough road ahead. If this is the way they truly think then they need their parents to help them deal with the hostility they will face from other kids/adults. People can be very cruel.
when I first told my friends i wanted to be addressed as a boy and for them to call me kris... they agreed and it made me cry because my friends accepted me
@@peteryanes9339 fab=female assigned at birth (being born with a female body) f2m=female to male (female body transitioning to male body) The majority of transgender aren't born as the opposite gender, they got assigned the opposite gender at birth. It's said like that because they don't decide to be a different gender, their brains and their whole character is of the opposite gender their body is reflecting. So Kris wasn't born a girl, Kris always was a boy, but born with a female body. If transgender talk about themselves, they normally use their current pronouns, so if someone says he is a boy, he is f2m, but if someone says she is a girl, she is m2f. (correct me if I got anything wrong for your specific situation, kris)
I just don't understand how people can see these precious souls being so happy, just as they should be, and not feel that this is a valid human existence that should be accepted.
Yes, I see what u r saying. so this is a respectful reply. That may seem justified in the moment, when it's a little kid and so it might seem, what could possibly be wrong?? . No one wants to see a child suffer or struggle so. I believe that most people who oppose it do so in spite of the compelling pleas of the children, and definitely have compassion for the children, as well as for the parents who are not prodding encouraging this,. But to answer your question - -We are seeing a real explosion of de-transitioners whose bodies are permanently altered / damaged with irreversible changes. So many say that they changed their minds, that transitioning did not ultimately fix their underlying problems of the gender dysphoria, and they are devastated w regret over what they had done to their bodies (or what their parents' allowed). (balding young women with men's voices, etc.) I also heard that these children have a difficult time with finding partners when they get older. (whatever that all means outside of a sacramental marriage?) . A growing number I see telling of the organ / system damage that the hormones are causing, and there is ruined fertility, There is also the issue of faith, which should, in no way, be u ermined or diminished many have abandoned the faith or have done so to the point of writing their own terms. Parents will have to answer to God for this. His will, not ours. We don't have the option of changing His order.
So if they were having fun stabbing people should we let them do that as well? These are children, they can't make a monumental decision like this. They are being influenced to behave this way by insane people like you! Maybe they want to drink and drive, why can't they do that if it makes them happy? Maybe they want to do drugs, let's give it a shot. You people have serious mental issues and belong in institutions!
@@finallythere100 Exactly. The problem begins where the childhood ends and it's not only about playing dress-up. People like myself questioning it are called transphobic. We're not all transphobic. Some of us are just concerned... out of healthy human empathy because it's hard to watch a young 20-years old woman sounding like a man crying over her lost femininity and uterus, or an older gentleman with female face saying he wasted his entire life struggling to be a woman and it was never a fulfilling life. These are two examples and there are all kinds of unhappy stories out there.
@@domainofthesun4400 I agree about stopping the bullying and fighting stereotypes, but if the kid knows they’re meant to be a girl and not a boy, or vice versa, they should be able to do whatever it takes to feel right. Medical transition isn’t used by all transgender people because some of them find comfort solely in socially transitioning, but some people need more help to overcome their dysphoria. The stigma against medically transitioning is unnecessary because it’s their body and they can do it to what they want, it’s not really anyone else’s business
@@domainofthesun4400 besides, none of these kids (except one I think) had medically transitioned because it’s not legal for kids under 18 to actually medically transition unless their parents agree. And the one who had medically transitioned was quite eloquent and very sure of what she wanted, so I really don’t think it’s an issue at all
"I'm not changing who I am, I'm becoming who I am." Honestly that sentence is really powerful for me. A lot of people don't understand and think that being trans is a choice and that that's who we want to be, but it's just who we are. It's who we always have been, but we finally have the courage and words to put to how we feel to come out and be open about it
That sentence was so profound for me! I am so proud of her for standing up for who she is and even more proud that she wants to teach "even those who hate me". She is going places! There are two transgender kids in my town, there have been ups and downs, but they remained strong and true to themselves.
Why not just throw all the masculine/feminine gender stereotypes in the garbage, and be whoever you want to be, as a natal man or a natal woman, in the body you were born with, the only body you will ever have?
@@domainofthesun4400 I totally agree with getting rid of stereotypes, but the thing with trans people is that we were born in the wrong bodies. We don't just wanna be more feminine or masculine, we feel disconnected from our bodies and feel as though we belong in the body of the opposite sex
People who hate you for being different. Were never your friend in the first place. People who accept you for being different. Hold on to their friendship. They will be your friend for life. And that is a beautiful thing.
Puberty blockers should not be used on children. Very serious side effects. Just let kids be kids and go through puberty. Its transition into adulthood.
You can't be born in the wrong body, you have an xx or xy chromosome (some other variations for genetic DISEASES) but sex: female or sex: Male. Genders are created by us as a human, there are many ranges and different types of genders. YOU CANNOT be born in the wrong body, that is called a mental illness just like depression, schizophrenia, anxiety which can all be treated. If your Son or Daughter feels more feminine thats how they are developed but to allow them to try and change their physical sex is not right. Its abuse and mutilation , and should be frowned upon.
wow, listening to maxy talk is mindblowing, she is incredibly mature, and when she said "Im not changing who i am, I'm becoming who I am,", that was so unbelievably powerful. for her to be so confident is awesome, I really wish for all of them to be happy
I'm tomboy and people think I'm boy just because once my parent cut my hair too short and I forgot to wear my earrings also my voice sounds kinda like a boy like a little husky, I'm not claiming I'm tomboy nor boy I'm just like the style of tomboy
Has it ever occurred to you that Ryan herself wanted to continue using the name she was given at birth? Ryan is a unisex name now, although it is more common in males.
Let's not make this whole thing a cult and let the kids decide whether their birth name is considered a dead name or not. There's no rule book to being trans.
At 3?? Come on!! At that age they can't even decide what color cup they want. I'm not against anyone in the LGBTQ but at least make sure your child is old enough to make those kinds of decisions!!
it’s so heartwarming to see children just have fun and be themselves❤️ they are also so lucky to have such supportive families that are willing to be educated instead of suppressing their children’s feelings❤️ i just hope these kids have access to really good therapy that will help them get through their struggles of feeling different, and also have experts help them thoroughly understand the concept of transitioning in order to make the right decision at such a young age..
Hormone blockers for children! Sounds like a great idea to disrupt the body‘s natural functions.I bet this kid will never regret this. Can’t believe I live on the same planet with people who do this to their children.
I absolutely HATE the comments when they mention colours or toys, as if "you are not who you are, you just like different stuff". Being born female and identifying as a WOMAN, I love blue and very "tomboy" stuff, but never have I ever believed I was a boy. For these children to be brave enough to show their concerns, with their own choices (sorry for y'all, society has a norm and they verse it in colours or toys, and that's our own fault), but deep down just adressing who they are.. that's brave. IF IT WEREN'T THEY WOULDN'T GO THOUGH SO MUCH HARRASMENT FROM PEOPLE WHO TALK JUST LIKE IN THE COMMENTS. Let them be, and if you ask yourself if it is right or wrong, just do some research on gender identity and when it develops. For all those people in the video: KUDOS. You have all my support. PS: I apologize if I made any grammar mistake. My first language is not english.
Awesome parents. Everyone should support their children. Love them unconditionally. If they follow through with medical transition good for them. If they change their minds later, also good for them! They are learning who they are and exactly what they want in a supportive environment that makes their own choices 100% OK. No fear of being disowned. No crippling desire to die to escape a body they feel trapped in and get attacked for their feelings. This is beautiful
I love the camp concept!! I think it would be an even better idea to invite a doctor(s) for a day or have pamphlets available. There has to be many questions and concerns that these families have about the hormone blockers and future life altering treatments. Awesome idea otherwise! I hope that the future of these young ladies is everything they desire!!
I absolutely love this. Nothing should make anyone happier than children being themselves and just being happy. Trust what your children is saying to you, you might think you know them better than they know themselves but you're not living their life. I hope all of these girls are able to live their best lives in the future, you are an inspiration.
The level of maturity of Maxy's capacity to express herself so clearly blows my mind! She's a beautiful kid and im in no doubt she's what this world needs the most: empathetic people. All of them are perfect as they choose to be.
I like the idea of the summer camp how do you know if your child is really gay or transgender? they are still experiencing, learning and growing within themselves💜🌈🦄.
Because if you gay your not sitting there knowing you really a female when you were born into a male body(and vice versa), have always felt like a female or male no matter what. Also wishing you had a vagina instead of a penis or penis instead of a vagina. If your gay/lesbian your physically and sexually attracted to the same sex. I'm into females but in no way do I feel as I was born in the wrong body, and am really a male. I knew I was attracted to females around 3rd grade. Now I have a niece who's been transitioning since they were young, and from the time they were a toddler she knew and everyone else just knew she was indeed a female not a male as she were born.
@@malinachainey1564 i get the identifying more with a certain gender but i dont think little kids should be looking at their genitals as anything more than something they pee out of. i know i barely even recognized my genitals as a kid, they were just there whatever part of my body. its creepy to me that kids are even thinking about that as it relates to sex and 'wanting a penis' instead of a vagina. or vice versa. can understand it in trans people who have actually reached an age of maturity but when i hear about little kids trying to chop off their penises, etc... i cant help but think theres some sort of sexual abuse going on. which can also cause gender confusion as it related to trauma. i dont know. whole things weird to me.
@@ariannasantina if you were born with a deep feeling that your body isn't right and that your parts are not the ones you are supposed to have- then maybe you WOULD understand. The only thing you've said is that you only understand what it means to be cisgender. And that's fine. But force yourself to understand that there are people who don't have the same perspective that you do. Just like some people are deaf, some have one leg, some gave selective mutism, some have to use a wheelchair... There are some people who are born with the wrong genitals - thier bodies don't match who they are. That's how simple it is.
@@EvansFamilyLegoProject i can totally get behind feeling off. when i was younger (and even now, but i went more the non-binary route than the full on trans route b/c i realized i dont really completely relate or "feel" male either, even if i wanted to be when i was younger)... (so dont just assume MY gender, how about that? ) but for me it was never related to my GENITALS specifically at least not until i got older and hit puberty and then everything just felt way wrong (refused to wear a bra, hated being forced into womens undergarments etc and just hated everything, wanted to wear boys jeans, stole my brothers clothes and mostly just hung out with my brother jumping off roofs of abandoned houses for fun and running around in the woods (not to be stereotypical but essentially 'boy activies (ie the activities that the boys were doing as opposed to hanging out with the girls my age instead) so i can totally get behind the transgender experience and am not downplaying it at all and would never want to make anyone feel that way... im just saying when i was THAT young i dont remember ever thinking about my actual GENITALS and to me its always weird when that comes up, tho ive noticed it in SOME but not all trans kids. like not ALL trans kids want to cut their genitals off or even have that much genital awareness. its usually more of an identifying and a FEELING (and yes that misalignment of what you FEEL you should be and what you ARE can be very serious and very distressing) but i just wonder what brings about THAT level of genital awareness to the point where they want to chop it off THAT young. im just saying kids are generally a bit more sheltered from those kinda thoughts. i hope that clarifies at least a little bit since i wasnt trying to put anyone down or make them feel less than
What Maxy said resonates with me. I'm a lesbian and I have tried dating men as a way to be "normal" and I dont understand why people who are Bisexual wouldnt just date the opposite sex and not admit to being any different I couldn't imagine being trans. I feel bad enough about myself being gay
homey, idk ur story, but being bi doesn't mean we can Just Date The Opposite Gender bi people exist as who we are and don't have to hide ourselves and choose between our love and norms, just like you shouldn't
I personally believe that believing your child is trans at that young age is wrong. Many cases where kids just like the opposite of stereotypical gender items turn out to just be that; kids liking the opposite of what is considered normal. Now Im not saying non of these kids are trans, but I wouldn't make up my mind when my kid was two.
I understand that some think this is a young age to fully understand they are transgender as they’re still growing but the fact is that their parents are open to letting them explore and if nothing else it makes them tolerable individuals whether they’re gay/straight/trans.... all part of learning and growing.
Ok how about this: how old were you when you knew your biological gender? Probably 1-2 years of age. How is being trans any different? When they reach that age, they know their a girl. They know they don’t want to be called a boy. Imagine being your biological gender and correlating with that, but your mother forcing you to dress the opposite way. Wouldn’t you feel uncomfortable, frustrated? Think about this for a while, maybe you’ll understand.
In early years children often cross dress or may favour things associated wt other gender. At that age kids are unaware of society stereotypes unless parents make them aware . And many of these kids grow up to be the gender they are born with . Nowadays Parents are too easily rushing into this new age discovery of gender dysphoria. They need to give their child time and not attach gender labels so early & so easily
I just love the last sentence: "I'm not changing who I am, I'm becoming who I am," I think that's a great way to explain transgenders to people who just can't accept that some people aren't born in the right body.
Hormones only alters your look, but it does not actually work, it seriously does not change anything. Things like ''changed sx'' Literally not possible! As soon as your gender is established inside the womb, for those who wanted to know in advance, that means it is permanent. So, regardless if they wanted to know or not, when someone becomes a female or a male inside the womb that is what they will always be.
Sad and worriysome to see a mother castrating her own child :( Maxi said shes one step closer to becoming a full woman, and her mother wont even correct her.. She will never be one. She can either be a person presenting as a woman, and perhaps living somewhat as one, or a sad detransitioner who will be alone in the world, becasue the same community that encourage transhood to children are the first heartless haters when someone realizes that transition wasnt the best choice *for them*...
I know, right? It's weird how they all agree to support a kid's delusion. To actually convince him that turning into a woman is possible. He could just be an effeminate boy instead of being medicated for the rest of his life.
I love this idea. As a side note though... I don’t like how they made it seem like because a boy likes pink and sparkles, they are transgender.... they may also just be a boy that likes pink and sparkles. Let’s stop thinking it’s weird for boys to like pink sparkles....
Exactly!!
I agree. My little brother played with Barbies and let us three older sisters dress him up in girl clothes but now he's 32 and very manly. Thank God it wasn't a thing back then or his life would have been ruined
That’s not what this is about. It’s about the boys wanting to be girls. Liking pink and wishing to not have a boy “thing” down there is different.
Lunamoon 23 I’m aware. That’s why I was saying I don’t like how they made it seem otherwise.
also found that they often touched on “the transgender girls who were born boys” which isn’t all nice tbh
Can we just accept that Pink and sparkels aren‘t girl things and Blue and super Heroes aren‘t boy things?! thanks.
Laura yes I love blue and I love the guardian of galaxy’s
of course but it's also very normal that girls prefer pink/sparkles and boys prefer blue/super heroes. For cis or trans children
I'm a girl and my favourite colour is blue. I am a boyish tomboy and people say I am too boyish for a girl sometimes lol
You can say thousand times it should be not important if a boy likes pink. If you come to school with pink things and painted nails you get a lot of hate (like she said) and they don't accept you, it's a fact and you have to fight every day. I would not have the power for that and I'd rather adjust.
Thats how children see things eventually they will grow out of it but at this age they are just doing what the society deems normal for boys and what's normal for girls. I'm sure every adult has a story about doing something as a kid because that was what was normal for little girls or boys.
Maxy is so mature for 11... When she said "if it was about being super girly or about the clothes I'd just be a gay man" I was blown away
@@animalover734 nope. Definitely a she.
@@animalover734 thank you. you have pretty good ignorance.
except for when she called a possibly nonbinary person "it"?? lmao
@@animalover734 You need to accept that SHE has decided to be a girl. Im in junior high and have friends in the lgbtq community and they hate when people misuse their pronouns on purpose
@@animalover734 I hope this is not an adult talking to a child like this. Either way the hostility is completely unnecessary.
Let’s be honest... we all clicked cuz we wanted to see those eyes.
I didn’t even realize her eyes
@@elxhqiwsum8617 same XD just looked like a very intriguing thumbnail
Chosen Strong hahaagga yeah
@@elxhqiwsum8617 ;)
Yup
The general idea of this documentary is great but I see a big problem. They make it seem like the only transgender is male to female. What about the female to male? There are a lot of children born female who identify as male. It goes both ways.
Yeah I’m not very far into this documentary and I’ve already seen a lot of things that are wrong.
To name a few:
•Misgendering
•Misinformation
•Bad stereotypes
Btw I’m a trans male and because of all the stereotypes and misinformation when I heard about transgender people I thought only trans women existed
I think that's because they were focusing on that one camp and it seems to be m to f only.
@@plutoberry6393 he
pretty sure because its focusing on this specific camp that is only for MTF children... kind of like an "all girls camp" but just for transgirls which is probably really good for the kids to have people who can relate more specifically to what they are all going thru
(regarding is just being a MTF camp) plus they get to have the somewhat normal childhood experience of having a kind of 'all girls club'. and relate to eachother JUST as transgirls without throwing in the mix of FTM kids as well. i can understand why the camp is geared specifically toward one thing. it'd be great if there was another camp for FTM kids and a camp for both for people who want to mingle with all but for young children especially it gives them the ability to have these cool little formative experiences of being a girl with their own little 'clique' of other girls who all are going thru the same thing as transgirls. i think its GREAT!
I felt bad when Ryan said she didn't want armpit hairs I was like in sorry to inform you that girls get armpit hairs too😣
@@animalover734 Ryan prefers to be identified as a female, respect that please.
Our opinion on the matter doesn't really matter, we still can respect one another.
Yeah I can see why she doesn’t want them 😂
Not as much
@@animalover734 Don't be an asshole to others if you don't want to be treated the same way. Why is it so hard to understand that they know they can't fully be the other gender they identify more with its the feeling of being comfortable in the Gender they most identify with!
@@animalover734 Also Humans are animals by the way, even some animals are barbaric though.
"Sabrina has learned that it's sometimes better to be vague about the details" Um a little lifehack for Sabrina: you literally just don't have to tell random cashiers anything at all about why you're buying things
Exactly.
I know right! She could've just said nothing or she could have just said: "These are things for summer camp!" And leave it at that
I could be buying rope and bleach and ion tell the concerned cashier nothing
Duh she probably knows that...the cashier was most likely asking why the camera crew was there, making friendly conversation. Obviously no one owes anyone an explanation, but it’s common for people to make small talk
Paje Smiley seems the mother WANTS the attention for herself..... I am skeptical when a parent “encourages” their 2 or 3 yr old child to pursue a different gender......seems it should be left to its own for at least a couple more years before seriously addressing it .......otherwise who knows if the parent encouraged a behavior that was just a temporary stage.........! 😕😡
It just bugs me that all that women are boiled down to in this are make up, pink, sparkles and heels. Smh
I agree. We are much more than this!
So many trans women struggle with this, yet trans boys are perfectly fine enjoying a soft/fem life too and nobody is allowed to judge them. Someday I hope this issue of women being portrayed as hyperfeminine all the time is resolved. Maybe I'll do my own video on this.
It seems like for trans women they are hyper-feminine. Otherwise they would have been fine with just taking the easier route and staying male. I'm a girl; I was never this feminine. I played with action figures and dolls; wore both pants and dresses. No one is as feminine as trans girls.
If you are forbidden from doing something that you really want to do because society dictates it, when you finally get the chance to do these things, you go all out overload!! Think about it!
Not all girls like that stuff I’m a girl and I personally hate all of that I’m a tomboy and I get called a boy sometimes because I have short hair and act like a boy just probably cuz I’m ADHD but it doesn’t bug me at all but I hate that too I mean some are just petty and rude
this narrator is pissing me off so much, we dont need to know someones deadname, and you dont need to call them by their old pronouns
Also the gender steriotypes ;-;
The narrator said Ryan no longer wanted to be called by "male pronouns" then continued by calling Ryan a "he"
I think the narrator only want to tell us with their old pronouns cause he just dont wanna makes us confuse
@@refareva2841 You're going to be lonely in life as one of the few smart people... Welcome to YT comments; the only cogent thought getting 1% of the upvotes. Imagine switching, mid-story, from 'he' to 'she' and plugging in different names...
Ikr
As the parent of 3 adult children I want to commend those parents for their strength thru these journeys. All children need to feel loved and accepted as who they are. What a wonderful gift to our society these families are.
Maxi’s brother talking about worrying about her was so sweet and genuine.
Her dad on the other hand tho 😬
Agreed
That was one well spoken child.
Wise beyond his years
@@jessicaculp3829all their children were very well spoken and polite
To the parents who think pink was the first indicator... It really worries me because as a woman, I've always liked blue. Should I reassess my sexuality?
okay, 1. it actually CAN be one of the first indicators, because as children, thats one of the first things they can immediately go to to express themselves as girls. when your small, your not thinking about the mindsets between the genders, your thinking about societies views on the genders. its much easier for a child to say "mom, im a girl, i want to wear pink and sparkles" then it is to say "mom, ive been thinking for a long time, and ive come to realize that how i like to behave and be seen is what other girls like to do, so im a girl" not saying every kid who likes pink is a girl, im saying its very easy from a young age to say "blue is for boys, pink is for girls" and be attracted to the one you identify as. 2......who mentioned sexuality? this is a docu on gender.
Lol
You couldn't say it any better
nah it doesn't mean anything
trust me I like Red and blue and I was wanted to be girl
and question about favourite colour is so stupid
I thought the saaame thing, and i also used to like blue and green and like boys stuff it doesnt mean i was born in the wrong body
“I’m not changing who I am, I’m becoming who I am.” She might be young but she’s already educating the world:)
Chosen Strong *she*
Chosen Strong stop ✋😡
Chosen Strong Respect people
Chosen Strong This just proves you clearly have no respect for yourself..🤫
Chosen Strong If you respected people you would respect transgender people.
“I’m not changing who I am, I’m becoming who I am.” That was so beautifully put. It’s heartening to see young trans kids get to live out life as they are. I do take issue with how the doc approached this at times- these kids are not “boys longing to be girls”- they are girls. They may be trans, they may have been assigned male at birth due to their bodies, but they are not boys. They are girls. For a documentary about trans children, I would expect them to be treated as such.
But the way they found out.."He likes pink and sparkles", made me really worry that Ryan might just be cis because it is totally normal for boys to like pink and dislike superhero toys without being gay or trans.
exactly! to me atleast it looked like ryan wasnt the most comfortable being called a girl. might just be me tho. i support ryan either way ofc :)
I agree. This is an incredible documentary and I fill support this. But some boys do like pink and not to sound stereotypical but a lot of these girls run and scream like boys. Playing with frogs etc … again not to sound stereotypical but most girls I know aren’t into this kind of thing. I think you have to be very careful as a parent not to rush this process too hard although I think all of these parents are incredible 🙏🏻
The only thing I don't care much for in this documentary is the parent who said his son always liked the color pink was an indication their son identitified as a girl. I only said son because at the time the parent spoke of the child was being identified as a boy. I don't think allowing your kid to be transgender is bad but it doesn't have anything to do with liking the color pink. I have a cousin who loved the color pink and carried a pink purse for along time but he grew up all boy. My brother liked finger nail polish and high heels and finger nail polish. My sisters and I dressed him in dresses and we wore my mom's heels. He loved it. He grew up to be gay but you wouldn't just know he was gay if he didn't tell me you. I just know that 2 year olds like what they like. If you genuinely believe your 2 year old is transgendered that's great but there are very abusive people out there and if someone's bigot daddy thinks their little boy is anything but a real boy who knows what could happen.
Right? Should I be a man because I love blue?
IKR. Guy I’m dating is chief of police, and he’s always wearing pink and he’s a manly man.
Exactly, less than 100 years ago, pink was the boys color and blue was für girls/women (which is also why mary usually wears a blue dress or cape).
colours have no gender. It is a way for people to express ourselves
There are different criteria for diagnosing gender dysphoria in kids one of which is strongly preferring toys and clothes for the opposite gender but that is just one there needs to be others including body dysphoria and social dysphoria so a little boy liking pink and princesses could be a sign, but doesn’t mean that all boys who like feminine things are trans. Or girls who like masculine things. a lot of kids are like that. It doesn’t mean their trans. I hope that makes sense.
I hate when guys or girls say pink is only for girls and its gay -_- color can be for everybody boy or girl
Absolutely agree!! that mindset is pretty machista
It is a sozial construct. In the 19th Century Blue was for girls. In China red is for boys. Today adult cis men buy pink shirts.
Pink was a favored color of Samurai warriors too
@@animeaunty gay Samurai warriors?
@@MrUranium238
How would pink be 'gay' in ancient Japan? R u 12?🙄 Pink is just a version of red & red is a very powerful color across all time & the world over.
U only think pink is gay becuz thats what u have been taught. Not everyone in the world has black for funerals & white for weddings either.
We r all products of our surroundings Friend. Expand ur mind & learn about places, peoples, & times beyond ur own neighborhood. It has never been easier & Ur life will b much richer for it 😁
I wish the narrator would stop calling them a group of unusual children, it's a bit patronizing. They are completely normal! They just don't follow the same system society would want them to conform too. I love what Russel brand says so often not nessaceraliy about this particular topic but he says "What is normal anyways? there is no normal everything we live by is a construct built by man who's to say what normal is... or was?" , unless that man made construct suddenly disappeared and there was no pre-formed cultural, societable views there is no such thing as normal. We are all diverse these kids just have the guts to live it and good for them ! I'm not part of the LBGT umbrella but I see no reason to compartmentalize every one from everyone else it's just wrong.
most people use normal in the sense of "most cases are like this". Normal is that boys want to be boys and girls want to be girls. That's the vast majority. Nothing wrong with the rest, but it's a deviation nonetheless imho.
You don't think their lives are unusual?
@@esval3054 nope I think these kids have a uniqueness about them but it's not what should define them as a person, different is beautiful and should be embraced. To be honest I find them admirable because they are living the life they choose unashamedly I wish I had the guts and resiliency they have to live their happiness and to be who they want to be not whom society would have them conform to be. Is it unusual for a girl to be Tom boy or boyish have short hair or wear boys clothes? Why should is be so unusual for a boy to want to be girly dress in sparkles, pink , dresses and high heals.and since when was our birth sex anyone else's business and who's to say I'm not a boy or a girl when you think about it, it makes humans sound like pretty shallow beings because aparently only surface looks count.
@@005Tux92penguin Unusual means different. I don't know why you automatically relate 'unusual' to something negative.
@@esval3054 I can be different without being unusual . I can be different because I die my hair blue and wear a suit not what I would call unusual, I could dress goth and no one would really give too hoots. What some one finds Unusual would depend on that person's prospective
The quantity of misgendering this show does is unbelievable
Parents are allowed to refer to thier child's past before the transition.. Especially when they are being so supportive of their children. Parents have ever right to grieve the loss of "Connor" when she became '"Linzey"- and referring to her in the past, by her past name isn't disrespectful. The parents and family members deserve to have an understanding forum to be able to talk about this situation. "Dead naming" would be calling her Connor to her face. That's not okay. But it IS okay to talk about the past as the past that it was - these kids in this documentary got a LOT of love and understanding. It's very fortunate they've been given the camp and the understanding that they have been given.
@@EvansFamilyLegoProject This is such a cruel comment. How dare you call having a trans kid a loss? Yes, having a trans kid is difficult on the parents. Slip-ups happen. But saying deadnaming is okay if referring to the past or if it's behind the kids' backs is SO disgusting. It is absolutely not okay. Deadnaming is ALWAYS deadnaming, it doesn't have to be a one on one conversation for it to be deadnaming. What cis people need to understand is that trans people aren't born as gender a, and want to be gender b, we were assigned the wrong gender at birth because society desperately wants us to fit in boxes. We're not boys who want to be girls, girls who want to be boys. Trans women have always been women, trans men have always been men, and non-binary people have always been non-binary. If talking about someone pre-transition, you don't get to use their old name and pronouns. You're not allowed. It's incredibly disrespectful and unfair. We're human beings like everyone else, you don't get to disrespect us just because we don't "fit the norm". Please reassess your treatment of trans people and listen to us when we say we're uncomfortable with how you're treating us. You don't get to decide what behavior directed towards us is okay and what isn't. That is ENTIRELY up to the trans individual.
EvansFamilyLegoProject
So you're saying that parents have the right to misgender their own child?
@@cristalviper "Trans women have always been women, trans men have always been men, and non-binary people have always been non-binary." Maybe mentally, but not biologically.
@@grillygrilly Sex is different from gender. Gender Identity is what you feel on the outside and you may want to express that on the outside, don't worry about what's in someone's pants
"avoid hair in the armpits" .... did no one tell her that women also get body hair?
Lol
@Cathy Burnham ok? people can do what they want with their body hair
@Cathy Burnham your comment made me laugh... I have no idea what point you're trying to make. Armpit hair is some kind of deformity, or uncleanness, or what?
no, I think the meds (I don't know correctly) were to delay puberty overall, not just the male puberty.
It's adorable how Maxie's brother cares about his little sister 🤗
sisters will be better
He sounded so mature but probably is like 13 or 14
That's still a boy
heaven kelley Stop it. Leave those girls alone!! Since you’re young I won’t be so mean but just know saying things like that is disrespectful.
heaven kelley you’re right as a Christian I don’t believe in all this nonsense I think it’s just something that the devil is putting in those peoples mind because they don’t follow God and he is in fact a boy
The lifeguard referring to the girls as "boys who think they are girls" and using "he/him" pronouns when referring to a transgender girl really rubbed me the wrong way.
Beth Meyers Haha! What do they need to stop? They aren’t doing anything wrong and they are only speaking their mind on a problem that needs to stop happening... I bet you’re the type of person to misgender people all the time because of your ignorance not just on accident. Get your head into the 21st century and realize that you can identify as something different than you’re born as and that everyone has their choices on who they want to be or who they are, do you think these kids at the age of 2 woke up one morning and were like “oh I want to transition just for fun and for the attention” NO they realize that’s who they are not just a figment of their or your imagination it’s who they are as a person and body parts or previous body parts don’t change that... so until you realize that this is the 21st century not the 50s anymore and that people can be who they want or who they are then kindly just *Fuck Off* ❤️
Nonbinary Sky i knooow it really upset me
He was doing the best he could on explaining he understood, and you know it!
I loved this, and agree with the entire video. For you to point out that ONE part, and make it negative ,is immature.
Does she have a chosen name yet? Bc if the parents are using her dead name that sucks
He was a very kind and considerate young chap, there's no need to be oversensitive. He'd never even heard of trans kids before then.
I really hope that ryan knows that hair in the armpits, and where a mustache goes also happens in girls
I think he never seen it on girls bc we alway shave it...
@@_H.A.N.N.A_ I don't shave. But yes, you're right. I'm the only one who doesn't shave where I live.
I love your profile picture and name😍😍
@@karrineslocjourney3579 Thank you (?)
Menna Tamer there is a mean girl in my school and her name is Menna too oml
I loved Maxie's quote, "I'm not changing who I am, I'm becoming who I am."
yes, I was about to comment about that!
@@katefevre6222 He just says what his parents taught him to say.
Parents been coaching him for years
As in the song Grease, "you must be who are are"! These kids, and others like them, they don't need to feel ashamed of who and what they are. Be proud of who and what you are, and let society deal with their own ills and prejudices.
Yes, that was my favourite part. And when the mom said "It's never been my decision, I'm just stepping out of her way". Heartwarming to see such support.
My son liked playing with dolls and girlie things when he was a little boy. That doesn’t define who they are. My son is 18 now and very much a man that likes girls. This whole concept that pink is only for girls and dolls are only for girls baffles me. What about girls that like blue and super heroes and robots and cars.
Just let children be children.
2:33 "Ryan no longer wants to be referred to as he" now HE'S 12, she...." wtf
Ikr they dont even call her she
@nika tone yeah i know but it just sounded really weird lol
When did color pink & sparkles get coded into the DNA as being a girl? Does XX Chromosone even have such specifics for being a girl ?
@@Ty-fc7ml Nobody said it did. I know trans woman who don't wear pink sparkles and are more tomboy but they still identify as women
Also does the first girl have a chosen name? Cause she was referred to as Ryan the whole time
Lindsay is really something. Those eyes are amazing.
yeah right?! Her eyes are so pretty!!
@@river.z5182 right!
The things that I don't like about this videos are the fact that they further isolate the person and have them as a gender. They keep referring to the children as "transgender kids" instead of saying "children who identify as/are transgender". Gender doesn't define a person. It would also have been informative and interested if they included children who did have problems fitting in physically due to not easily adjusting into who they were meant to always be because their biological gender being physically prominent. The children in this documentary are all "unisex" kids that probably wouldn't be bullied over their physical appearance because they blend in "perfectly" to an assigned gender. I would have also liked to have seen children who have gone or were going through puberty who have either transitioned or were currently transitioned. I didn't like the ideologies stereotypes, limitations and generalizations and definitions of femininity and masculinity being taught to the children. They should be taught that they don't have to conform and to assign themselves gender roles. Girls don't have to wear dresses, makeup, and do arts and crafts. Girls can can canoe fish fix cars, anything etc... boys can wear dresses makeup dance do nails hair etc...
SARAH MOONNOON YES
Yes! Someone FINALLY said it 👏👏👏
No honey that’s not normal their he’s and Hims not girls
Well this was a while back
Watching these girls being themselves and happy at camp makes me happy too. Growing up, I really loved make-up and dress-up but my dad would really give me a hard time about it. I'm glad to see them living life to the fullest in an accepting environment.
They are boys dressed like girls. They are not girls.
*boys I fixed it for you
Correction they are boys \ males nothing will ever change that they may be able to change the outward appearance but the 'inner plumbing' will forever be male...that's why some so called transgender children are still unhappy depressed no matter how much surgeries they take and also some have great regret about changing their appearance when they turn an adult
Okay, but can we talk about Lindsey?? She SEWED her own dress, is a FANTASTIC singer, and not to mention her beautifully unique eye color. She will go far💕
The narrator and the overall attitude I’m this documentary is a bit...dated?
These aren’t boys wanting to be girls. These are girls who were assigned boys at birth due to their genitals.
The families were sweet, but I can’t shake the sideshow feel of documentaries like these. I’ve only seen a handful of good ones.
100% agreed, I think the parents aren't fully understanding yet :(
Wendy Peoples isn’t it the same both ways though? Like scientifically at birth they were boys who felt more like girls.
They want to have a girl's body.
Keira yeah that families still seemed really stuck on the “traditional gender binary” that pink, sparkles, lipstick and princesses are for girls and blue, superheroes and trucks are for boys. Men and women can be a mix of masculine and feminine. I worry these kids feel like they can’t like something that’s “for boys” because then their parents won’t believe they are actually trans anymore
@simone5239 These children expressed their desires to be girls (one literally was praying to God to make her one) and you still disrespect that wish?! They can live their lives as they wish! They're girls. They feel better as girls. So stop being hateful
If someone being happy without hurting others ,who are you to judge. 🏳️🌈🤘
they are not so happy actually , the truth is that i cant even call myself a man a beauty man , a feminine man without me being called a woman or to call myself a woman , even lgbtq plus must change or i will go against lgbtq plus for discriminating me and forcing me to ccall myself a woman or trans woman , soon i will go against equality too if they continue this way , i am tired and if i become tired somethin bad it will happen and is very posible i will go against lgbtq plus too and against business capitalism too
@@cuteboynails3570 hey , first off all I am sorry that you feel this way. As a part of the LGBTQ+ family I am sorry that others didn't treat you well. But we are not all like that. I am non binary and pansexual. I sometimes dress "girly" and sometimes "boyish". And I never ,ever judge anyone based on how feminen ,or masculine they look. People needs to understand that gender and gender expression is not the same thing. If someone idenifys as a male they are male no matter waht they do. If they are a male ,they will be still male when thry dress girl ,when they do make up ,when their facial expressions feminen. I really hope that you don't get mad at me. I can't understand why would people judge each other like that.
Sorry english is not my first language .Also If you want to explain what bothers you I would love to listen and learn how to be more respectfull to the others. ♡
@@cuteboynails3570 uhhhh......what????
no excuses for changing kids before they can tie their own shoes
Dr. DIY if you don’t understand it wasn’t for you
I love Maxy so much! Her hair is amazing, and she is so intelligent and articulate about what's going on in her head. She's going to be a wonderful, strong woman. I wish all of the kids the very best at finding where they want to be in life.
One thing I noticed...
Biological young girls: no you're too young for makeup, fake nails, etc.
Trans young girls: yes makeup, fake nails, crop tops, heels
Yeah I am a Biological Female and at 8 I was NOT allowed to wear makeup or even 2 piece bathing suits....This is what is wrong with society now. Born a male you are a male, born a female you are a female period.
My daughter was wearing tinted chapstick at 6 years old so at 22 years old she gets to where all the crop tops and cute sexy outfits that she wants because she can afford it. I told her it wasn't very good to be playing pretend.
@simone5239 no clearly you’re blind or stupid cause they clearly said girls
Maybe it’s because their parents know they can’t get pregnant lol
These girls can still grow up and adopt a child or I have another way of having children. I think the reason why they're allowing them to grow up early so to speak is because they might not want to go all the way with surgery, injections, and everything. They might not get the chance to be the girls that they are, but still valid.
"If i only cared about being extremely girly, being sparkly and outfits and everything, than I would be a gay man. But then there's this feeling inside you that you can really tell for sure saying girl girl girl this is who you are." Preach hun😄
Sorry but this poor boy has been brainwashed by the trans fad. I know this because I'm a woman and I have NO idea what he is talking about. This "girl girl girl" feeling inside. WTF is that? I'm a human being in a female body. That's it. Period.
@@domainofthesun4400 I'm a girl and I'm not feminine 100% of the time but I do switch into a feminine (more girly) type of girl sometimes. I have alot of friends both male, female, non binary etc and yeh there are some suddle differences and it's mainly social norms that's goes into play.
These parents aren't forcing their child to do anything they're simply giving them the option and being really accepting about it. If they were brainwashing than they'd do it to all of their kids.
*What about brainwashing kids to be straight? Or to be non trans? Is that just as bad as letting a kid decide their own body?*
If the child so wishes to go back than they can as there are surgeries/steroids for that but that chance the child actually wants to go back would be only 1%
I am in full support of any form of gender expression and identity and love videos like this to continue educating myself. I can't help wonder how many of these children would feel if they were allowed to express and explore freely from birth, without any colors, outfits, or toys being gender specific. Would they still feel this intense anxiety and need to identify with another gender? Especially before the age of 4?
Yes no hate at all but it’s not about liking pink or something for trans girls, they are actually born with a brain that closer resembles a female brain then a male brain, this is where the intense anxiety comes from, so yes I agree it would be better to just let kids do what they want but it’s not going to chance the anxiety that they feel, that can only be stopped by transitioning
- sincerely a trans guy 💛
No they wouldn't
@@aidenoliver1681 "they are actually born with a brain that closer resembles a female brain then a male brain" Any scientific citations for this? Okay, I know there aren't any, but can you make some up?
There's a great brit doc about a guy the uses a grade school class as a lab to challenge these exact notions. Very eye opening. He had the teacher stop using gender specific pet names for the kids, mixed up the playground time, things like that. Had a few parents remove all gender specific crap from their kids rooms. He really shined a light on how much adults unknowingly shove gender down kids throats. Birthdays for example. When u r going to attend the birthday of a kid, what do u buy them? 9 times out of 10 we all buy gender specific stuff. He provided toys that were gender opposite to the kids like a robot building kit for girls & stitch craft for the boy's & the kids really loved it.
The biggest eye opener to me were the scientific facts that show how we damage our kids with this crap. As adults, females tend to have poor spacial awareness due to the toys & play that r available to us compared to what little boys play with. Things like Lego help boys brains develope better n this area but dolls & beauty crap don't let girl brains learn this as well. There's a great deal fewer engineering women than men becuz of it.
The boys grow up with much less ability to express & cope with emotions due to the gender attitude that adult press on us, especially n the UK. I highly recommend that doc.
@@aidenoliver1681 what does it mean to have a 'female' brain or 'male brain'? I don't think there's enough evidence here because society is SO gender specific that even before birth, youre put in a box. At 4, there aren't many anxieties a child should feel for their private parts as they wouldn't have an understanding of them yet
I'd love to see where these kids are ten years on.
I hope they're able to transition safely, and everything goes well in the end.
I'm sure they'll grow up to be happy people ^^
@@nostalgiafashion3293 why do you think that?
I hope they come to there senses and realized they're boys ,
Drugs and suicide.
@@canadachandler7521 ._. you want these kids' future to be drugs and suicide?
Man I'm not even transgender and I want to go to that camp. Just seems like a fun time for any kid
ditto!
Same here
As a mother of a trans man (ftm), he is about to be 21 years old... I know everything these families have gone through. 19ish years ago when we knew he was different, there wasn’t a lot of support. Good on these families for coming together and creating a beautiful thing for their children. We've always accepted our son, no matter what, but it is definitely not for the faint of heart knowing everything you'll be up against for many years.
At this point, what he does is now his decisions... all we can do is be supportive as we always have... if you think or know your child is trans, PLEASE support them.. it is not a phase. It doesn't go away. If you know and accept that going in, you'll be a much better parent for it. And they'll not feel so alone in the world.
So u have a son okay
I wish my parents were like you. my won't accept me.
@@Rein_ i I also wouldn't accept the abomination you choose to become. So derogatory to your maker(s)!
@@Sheesh-b7m God made mankind in his image male and female so according to that God is gender fluid, intersex, gender non conforming or agender.
Also you have to read matthew 22: 36 to 40 again. You are a shame in God's eyes. also I didn't choose to become trans, i've always been trans.
I guess statistics disagree with you. It is a phase for most kids. And for many, it's just that they're homossexual.
I think the camp is a wonderful idea. My son's friend suffered being born in the wrong body but unfortunately didn't have the support from family. He had to wait until age 18 to begin transition. She is now a beautiful young lady who worked so hard to pay for blockers etc. I excepted her the moment I met her. It's like she is my daughter. I am so proud of the person she has become.
Can we not say that your gay if your a feminine boy? We need to break this stereotype
Or you can just be a non-masculine straight boy.
You can't break one stereotype with another one.
There are too many lazy intellects running around out there who believe you are supposed to be an exact duplicate of the person to the right or left of you. Any variance scares them in to some level of violent behavior.
As a trans person, I am grateful that something like this is out here for little kids. If I had this support, I would have felt a lot better knowing there are other people like how I am instead of bottling it up and not telling anyone. Btw I'm a ftm little fellow.
Sad fact is that the number of trans people telling there parents isn’t increasing its the amount of parents who are actually listening to the childs problem is increasing instead of telling them too bad or that they need to be mentally fixed. Trans people have always been there but they were hidden and ignored for a very long time.
🖤✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻🖤
at least now I think I'm glad I don't tell em
They are boys
@@nostalgiafashion3293 I'm gonna report you for child abuse because that's what you're doing in this comment section.
I don’t see why anyone would hate these kids. We are all people with feeling and emotions and personalities, regardless of anything. I’m a teacher and I love all my students without any judgement.
Aww. I have a dream to be a teacher and I’m a trans guy, it will be hard to get a job at other schools other than the one I’m currently attending. They are really accepting towards lgbtq+ people but there are homophobic and transphobic kids there.
Thank you for being supportive. 💖
@@Castiel_Chuuya.irl.fr. i support all my students, and if you want to be a teacher, go ahead and follow your dream! I think we need more people like you as teachers. Acceptance partially starts with the teachers who teach students.
@@Castiel_Chuuya.irl.fr. I also am trans and want to be a teacher (specifically a science teacher)😅 I’m masculine non binary so I hope certain things change within school districts before then.
I don't hate the children. They're victims.
I hate the parents that didn't nip this in the bud and condemned the child to this life.
@@adamwalker2377 Parents can give the world to their child and they'll still go to jail, which is an example of how you can't control what direction a child goes in life... So what is your point here? If they were forced into being something they don't want to be, most of these children would end up killing themselves.
"Kim Kardashian does NOTHING. Paris Hilton- NOTHING."
It's funny because they don't look like boys to me but very much female!
It's because they didn't go through puberty yet
When kids haven’t gone through puberty you don’t really look much different...
Yeah. Kids can look either way really
They're just kids. When I grew my son's hair out so did he lol. Everyone thinks he'd make such a pretty girl.
@@la3380 aare you kidding me?) Of course we look totally different even as kids (excpet only little babies)
The idea is very nice. It is all about the camp. I’d also like to watch a documentary about the people around transgender kids. For example their mental health, financial burden and the fears of their kids being treated bad.
I would have only liked the camp if they didn't try to force them into stereotypical gender roles
I like the idea of camps for alot of different things as well. It would be nice to see
@@sarahmoonnoon1536 It sounded like those were the activities the kids preferred doing. I imagine many trans kids would enjoy diving into things that make them feel feminine (in this case), since they missed out on it in the past or may get bullied for it in other contexts
Akosua GorJess Yes or have the parents thought about the future suicide bullying there high school sex life the beating they will get when a straight boy wants to fuck them and can't omg they need to be very vigilant all in the best interests for there child.
@@SabakaJunglay "It sounded like those were the activities the kids preferred doing."... but... that doesn't make them girls!
Instead of “dress as the girls they long to be” try “dress as the girls they really are”
You mean boys
BOYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! no matter what he will always be a boy
shanice king agreed
@@victoriaking5772 GIRLLLLL she will always be a girl
@@firstnamelastname4026 to you
I wish all parents were this supportive!! I really truly wish we lived in a world where this was normalize, something that was ok and there was no hate about... one day, one day it will be like that.
Don't worry, the pharmaceutical and medical industries are pushing to normalize your insanity as they laugh at you on their way to big profits!
Somebody tell her grown women get hair on our armpits
Him
i know right! i thought the same thing.... like have her parents not explained that girls ALSO get armpit hair, and leg hair, (and even a small amount of hair on the lip sometimes as you get older) we all just have to shave it off.... because society..
sssshhhhhh
don’t crush the new yet
@@nostalgiafashion3293 her
A camp like this for young trans boys would have radically changed my life as a little baby tran lol so happy for them.
saaaame!
SAME
My goal in life is to create a camp for trans guys like this!
@@aidenoliver1681 There actually is, it's called "Camp Lost Boys" (which makes me even more furious that media completely ignores f2m)
@@noir4827 UGH same, have you ever heard of Camp Aranu’tiq?? My friend went there I wish I did, I agree we ftms never get coverage
15:58 her eyes are soo pretty!!! Especially the one with brown!!!! She’s soooo pretty!!!!
That’s called sectoral heterochromia which is when part of the eye is a different color than the rest. It’s really pretty lol
*HE*
Boba K. Shut up dude-
Boba K. Being transgender is changing your gender. So no, not he! *SHE* :) they’re obviously girls. Please learn to respect that and educate yourself about it!! Gender is just gender. It’s not a big deal enough to hate somebody for wanting to change it. They don’t feel right with the gender they were born in so they transitioned to what they did feel comfortable in.
@@b3timee SHE* educate yourself hunnny
My heart always pours out for these kids and their parents! And it irritates me so much when people speak out against them or try to restrict what they can do without even a basic understanding of what they go through. I hope very much that they will continue to shine and live long beautiful lives. The friendships that can be made at events like this can be so important to both the children and the parents. (The pink fog (that's what my friends call it) that can occur after these events can be so hard to deal with for a while, particularly for kids who are not out in their everyday lives. I'm surprised you did not cover it.) I do appreciate the post story of Maxi coming out. I may have missed something, but it appears that she was living stealth prior and was just revealing her story to address the rumors about her. (Puberty can be so rough that way.) Regardless of her status with the school, it can be so hard when dealing with transition and schools. Thank you for making and sharing this. I only hope that people can learn from it and gain better understanding of all the issues involved.
Maxi is so feminine , smart, confident, pretty and brave! I was really impressed.
I know you meant that in a good way, but I'm sad that trans girls often feel pressured to be as feminie as possible because that's what people want to see. There are so many cis girls that wear sportswear and play soccer and no one gives a damn.
@@noir4827 Well yes, but I guess trans girls vary from how feminine they are, Maxi just happens to be very girlie! Just like it can vary with cis girls too. But I get what you mean.
Honestly Maxy's mom is the kind of parent all lgbt people need, she's so supportive and it's great Maxy can have such a good mom
I don't judge, I just support. Whatever their decision is of what gender they identify with, I only wish them a fulfilled life.
When I was a little girl, I remember being frightened most of the time that I was going to be turned into a boy. A few years later I saw something disturbing. I hated my body. I had trouble getting too intimate with guys. I wasn’t like other girls. One day a girl with a boyfriend asked me if I ever wanted to be a guy. I identify myself as an asexual. Some people have trouble accepting people who belong to a minority group. I don’t understand why my Mom seems to feel uncomfortable with my asexuality. I wish that I knew why I am so different
The world is full of people like you, but afraid to say so and be so, and so each person feels and wonders why they are so different. But you even sharing this comment is one more voice saying you are here, and others are here. I'm a mom and I'm proud of you. I hope in time your mom realizes her discomfort serves no one. You deserve all the love the world holds for you and I'm glad you're here.
If I was your mom, I would feel uncomfortable too, because you're not "asexual." You have all the sexual parts like anybody else. This is in your head, and maybe your mom might be worried that all is not well in your head. An awful lot of girls turn away from sexuality because they've been abused. We ought to keep an eye out for that as well.
I'm asexual and I'm dating someone. I don't know why people care so much about other people's relationships, because we get asked all kinds of stuff regarding intimacy, and I'm like, I just like having someone who accepts me, and gives me the best hugs, and that's all I need.
I thought I was asexual to because I didn't like girls or boys. All me relationships seemed to crash and burn. When I moved to Vancouver and starting filming me movie I met transgender Charleigh and realized I had strong feelings for her. Turns out I am demisexual, incapable of liking boys or girls but only fall in love with someone I have a strong connection with. I am now engaged to Charleigh and a girl at our school once wrote a paper about us titles "Demisexual Maryellen and Transgender Charleigh" this told our story and the true story behind the movie we made together. Nothing wrong with being asexual it's just who you are.
Lindsey is gonna be such a good singer when she grows up
Loved the last quote "Im not changing who I am, Im becoming who I am." Very powerful words from a very smart, beautiful young woman.
Why don't their parents teach them they can be a masculine girl or a feminine boy? the fact that you prefer to have long hair doesn't mean you're a girl. I wonder what some of those children would answer if they were asked what a boy and a girl are... maybe something like girls like pink
I agree with most of the comments saying that you can’t just assume a boy wants to be transgender because they like pink and sparkles. I am not denying that any of these children are forced to be trans but it should be ok for boys to like “girly colors”
I love the fact that these kids are lucky enough to have parents who are unconditionally supporting their children, but there is nothing wrong with boys who love pink, sparkles and other "feminine" things/toys. They can love this stuff and still be boys! I just can't wrap my head around a toddler liking these things and parents saying the child is transgender. Parents have a lot of influence on their developing minds and if they are treated like the opposite gender than that is what they may choose to do/feel. These kids will have a very rough road ahead. If this is the way they truly think then they need their parents to help them deal with the hostility they will face from other kids/adults. People can be very cruel.
when I first told my friends i wanted to be addressed as a boy and for them to call me kris... they agreed and it made me cry because my friends accepted me
So u was born as a girl but becoming a boy
@@peteryanes9339
fab=female assigned at birth (being born with a female body)
f2m=female to male (female body transitioning to male body)
The majority of transgender aren't born as the opposite gender, they got assigned the opposite gender at birth. It's said like that because they don't decide to be a different gender, their brains and their whole character is of the opposite gender their body is reflecting. So Kris wasn't born a girl, Kris always was a boy, but born with a female body. If transgender talk about themselves, they normally use their current pronouns, so if someone says he is a boy, he is f2m, but if someone says she is a girl, she is m2f. (correct me if I got anything wrong for your specific situation, kris)
19:12 "When I got off on stage, I just felt.... YAHOOO!!!"
That's how you know someone is doing the right thing
I just don't understand how people can see these precious souls being so happy, just as they should be, and not feel that this is a valid human existence that should be accepted.
Yes, I see what u r saying. so this is a respectful reply. That may seem justified in the moment, when it's a little kid and so it might seem, what could possibly be wrong?? . No one wants to see a child suffer or struggle so. I believe that most people who oppose it do so in spite of the compelling pleas of the children, and definitely have compassion for the children, as well as for the parents who are not prodding encouraging this,. But to answer your question - -We are seeing a real explosion of de-transitioners whose bodies are permanently altered / damaged with irreversible changes. So many say that they changed their minds, that transitioning did not ultimately fix their underlying problems of the gender dysphoria, and they are devastated w regret over what they had done to their bodies (or what their parents' allowed). (balding young women with men's voices, etc.) I also heard that these children have a difficult time with finding partners when they get older. (whatever that all means outside of a sacramental marriage?) . A growing number I see telling of the organ / system damage that the hormones are causing, and there is ruined fertility, There is also the issue of faith, which should, in no way, be u ermined or diminished many have abandoned the faith or have done so to the point of writing their own terms. Parents will have to answer to God for this. His will, not ours. We don't have the option of changing His order.
So if they were having fun stabbing people should we let them do that as well? These are children, they can't make a monumental decision like this. They are being influenced to behave this way by insane people like you! Maybe they want to drink and drive, why can't they do that if it makes them happy? Maybe they want to do drugs, let's give it a shot. You people have serious mental issues and belong in institutions!
@@finallythere100 Exactly. The problem begins where the childhood ends and it's not only about playing dress-up. People like myself questioning it are called transphobic. We're not all transphobic. Some of us are just concerned... out of healthy human empathy because it's hard to watch a young 20-years old woman sounding like a man crying over her lost femininity and uterus, or an older gentleman with female face saying he wasted his entire life struggling to be a woman and it was never a fulfilling life. These are two examples and there are all kinds of unhappy stories out there.
@@BiTe-Me _ YeIt is wrong, an abomination on many levels.
it's so sad that some of these kids have to contemplate whether or not to be happy and be themselves just because others make fun of them :(
We need to stop the bullying and fight stupid stereotypes - NOT medically alter these poor kids' bodies!
@@domainofthesun4400 I agree about stopping the bullying and fighting stereotypes, but if the kid knows they’re meant to be a girl and not a boy, or vice versa, they should be able to do whatever it takes to feel right. Medical transition isn’t used by all transgender people because some of them find comfort solely in socially transitioning, but some people need more help to overcome their dysphoria. The stigma against medically transitioning is unnecessary because it’s their body and they can do it to what they want, it’s not really anyone else’s business
@@domainofthesun4400 besides, none of these kids (except one I think) had medically transitioned because it’s not legal for kids under 18 to actually medically transition unless their parents agree. And the one who had medically transitioned was quite eloquent and very sure of what she wanted, so I really don’t think it’s an issue at all
"I'm not changing who I am, I'm becoming who I am."
Honestly that sentence is really powerful for me. A lot of people don't understand and think that being trans is a choice and that that's who we want to be, but it's just who we are. It's who we always have been, but we finally have the courage and words to put to how we feel to come out and be open about it
That sentence was so profound for me! I am so proud of her for standing up for who she is and even more proud that she wants to teach "even those who hate me". She is going places! There are two transgender kids in my town, there have been ups and downs, but they remained strong and true to themselves.
Why not just throw all the masculine/feminine gender stereotypes in the garbage, and be whoever you want to be, as a natal man or a natal woman, in the body you were born with, the only body you will ever have?
@@domainofthesun4400 I totally agree with getting rid of stereotypes, but the thing with trans people is that we were born in the wrong bodies. We don't just wanna be more feminine or masculine, we feel disconnected from our bodies and feel as though we belong in the body of the opposite sex
telling a child he or she is born in the wrong body is pure child abuse
People who hate you for being different. Were never your friend in the first place. People who accept you for being different. Hold on to their friendship. They will be your friend for life. And that is a beautiful thing.
“At the age of THREE Ryan’s parents finally accepted that their only son was transgender”
WHAT?
The relationship between Maxy and her mom is soooo sweet to witness. And I can't believe how mature, articulate and wise Maxy is!
Puberty blockers should not be used on children. Very serious side effects. Just let kids be kids and go through puberty. Its transition into adulthood.
You can't be born in the wrong body, you have an xx or xy chromosome (some other variations for genetic DISEASES) but sex: female or sex: Male. Genders are created by us as a human, there are many ranges and different types of genders. YOU CANNOT be born in the wrong body, that is called a mental illness just like depression, schizophrenia, anxiety which can all be treated. If your Son or Daughter feels more feminine thats how they are developed but to allow them to try and change their physical sex is not right. Its abuse and mutilation , and should be frowned upon.
wow, listening to maxy talk is mindblowing, she is incredibly mature, and when she said "Im not changing who i am, I'm becoming who I am,", that was so unbelievably powerful. for her to be so confident is awesome, I really wish for all of them to be happy
I'm tomboy and people think I'm boy just because once my parent cut my hair too short and I forgot to wear my earrings also my voice sounds kinda like a boy like a little husky, I'm not claiming I'm tomboy nor boy I'm just like the style of tomboy
I know that feeling my hair was short really short because I didn't like my hair long in college and a girl thought I was transgender
It bothers me that they use their daughter’s dead name
Has it ever occurred to you that Ryan herself wanted to continue using the name she was given at birth? Ryan is a unisex name now, although it is more common in males.
No that did not occur to me. I just hope that that is the case and she is happy
Let's not make this whole thing a cult and let the kids decide whether their birth name is considered a dead name or not. There's no rule book to being trans.
Exactly
At 3?? Come on!! At that age they can't even decide what color cup they want. I'm not against anyone in the LGBTQ but at least make sure your child is old enough to make those kinds of decisions!!
Such wonderful supportive parents, she is a very luck to have such a great support team. I hope everything works out for her.
As a mother myself this breaks my heart to hear these kids' stories!
"I'm not changing who I am. I'm becoming who I am". Well said.
And that wisdom is from a child. Against a backdrop of transphobic legislation making it illegal to get medical treatment.
it’s so heartwarming to see children just have fun and be themselves❤️ they are also so lucky to have such supportive families that are willing to be educated instead of suppressing their children’s feelings❤️
i just hope these kids have access to really good therapy that will help them get through their struggles of feeling different, and also have experts help them thoroughly understand the concept of transitioning in order to make the right decision at such a young age..
Hormone blockers for children! Sounds like a great idea to disrupt the body‘s natural functions.I bet this kid will never regret this. Can’t believe I live on the same planet with people who do this to their children.
Maxy is so amazingly mature! I would be so proud to be her mom!
I absolutely HATE the comments when they mention colours or toys, as if "you are not who you are, you just like different stuff". Being born female and identifying as a WOMAN, I love blue and very "tomboy" stuff, but never have I ever believed I was a boy. For these children to be brave enough to show their concerns, with their own choices (sorry for y'all, society has a norm and they verse it in colours or toys, and that's our own fault), but deep down just adressing who they are.. that's brave.
IF IT WEREN'T THEY WOULDN'T GO THOUGH SO MUCH HARRASMENT FROM PEOPLE WHO TALK JUST LIKE IN THE COMMENTS.
Let them be, and if you ask yourself if it is right or wrong, just do some research on gender identity and when it develops.
For all those people in the video: KUDOS. You have all my support.
PS: I apologize if I made any grammar mistake. My first language is not english.
Lindsey´s performance was so good, she´s so talented for her age, I´m sure a lot of it is thanks to her grandma´s coaching, it makes me happy :)
Awesome parents. Everyone should support their children. Love them unconditionally. If they follow through with medical transition good for them. If they change their minds later, also good for them! They are learning who they are and exactly what they want in a supportive environment that makes their own choices 100% OK. No fear of being disowned. No crippling desire to die to escape a body they feel trapped in and get attacked for their feelings. This is beautiful
I love the camp concept!! I think it would be an even better idea to invite a doctor(s) for a day or have pamphlets available. There has to be many questions and concerns that these families have about the hormone blockers and future life altering treatments.
Awesome idea otherwise! I hope that the future of these young ladies is everything they desire!!
Wow. Maxy is so incredibly wise beyond her years. She is articulate; she speaks in depth and walks in strength. Hats off to her parents.
I absolutely love this. Nothing should make anyone happier than children being themselves and just being happy. Trust what your children is saying to you, you might think you know them better than they know themselves but you're not living their life. I hope all of these girls are able to live their best lives in the future, you are an inspiration.
The level of maturity of Maxy's capacity to express herself so clearly blows my mind! She's a beautiful kid and im in no doubt she's what this world needs the most: empathetic people. All of them are perfect as they choose to be.
I like the idea of the summer camp how do you know if your child is really gay or transgender? they are still experiencing, learning and growing within themselves💜🌈🦄.
Because if you gay your not sitting there knowing you really a female when you were born into a male body(and vice versa), have always felt like a female or male no matter what. Also wishing you had a vagina instead of a penis or penis instead of a vagina. If your gay/lesbian your physically and sexually attracted to the same sex. I'm into females but in no way do I feel as I was born in the wrong body, and am really a male. I knew I was attracted to females around 3rd grade. Now I have a niece who's been transitioning since they were young, and from the time they were a toddler she knew and everyone else just knew she was indeed a female not a male as she were born.
Because you give them the opportunity to explore that and figure it out in a safe way
@@malinachainey1564 i get the identifying more with a certain gender but i dont think little kids should be looking at their genitals as anything more than something they pee out of. i know i barely even recognized my genitals as a kid, they were just there whatever part of my body. its creepy to me that kids are even thinking about that as it relates to sex and 'wanting a penis' instead of a vagina. or vice versa. can understand it in trans people who have actually reached an age of maturity but when i hear about little kids trying to chop off their penises, etc... i cant help but think theres some sort of sexual abuse going on. which can also cause gender confusion as it related to trauma. i dont know. whole things weird to me.
@@ariannasantina if you were born with a deep feeling that your body isn't right and that your parts are not the ones you are supposed to have- then maybe you WOULD understand. The only thing you've said is that you only understand what it means to be cisgender. And that's fine. But force yourself to understand that there are people who don't have the same perspective that you do.
Just like some people are deaf, some have one leg, some gave selective mutism, some have to use a wheelchair... There are some people who are born with the wrong genitals - thier bodies don't match who they are. That's how simple it is.
@@EvansFamilyLegoProject i can totally get behind feeling off. when i was younger (and even now, but i went more the non-binary route than the full on trans route b/c i realized i dont really completely relate or "feel" male either, even if i wanted to be when i was younger)... (so dont just assume MY gender, how about that? ) but for me it was never related to my GENITALS specifically at least not until i got older and hit puberty and then everything just felt way wrong (refused to wear a bra, hated being forced into womens undergarments etc and just hated everything, wanted to wear boys jeans, stole my brothers clothes and mostly just hung out with my brother jumping off roofs of abandoned houses for fun and running around in the woods (not to be stereotypical but essentially 'boy activies (ie the activities that the boys were doing as opposed to hanging out with the girls my age instead) so i can totally get behind the transgender experience and am not downplaying it at all and would never want to make anyone feel that way... im just saying when i was THAT young i dont remember ever thinking about my actual GENITALS and to me its always weird when that comes up, tho ive noticed it in SOME but not all trans kids. like not ALL trans kids want to cut their genitals off or even have that much genital awareness. its usually more of an identifying and a FEELING (and yes that misalignment of what you FEEL you should be and what you ARE can be very serious and very distressing) but i just wonder what brings about THAT level of genital awareness to the point where they want to chop it off THAT young. im just saying kids are generally a bit more sheltered from those kinda thoughts. i hope that clarifies at least a little bit since i wasnt trying to put anyone down or make them feel less than
What Maxy said resonates with me. I'm a lesbian and I have tried dating men as a way to be "normal" and I dont understand why people who are Bisexual wouldnt just date the opposite sex and not admit to being any different
I couldn't imagine being trans. I feel bad enough about myself being gay
Don’t feel bad. You are you. If you are a girl and like girls, that’s ok. Be who you are. Never let anyone tell you otherwise.
homey, idk ur story, but being bi doesn't mean we can Just Date The Opposite Gender
bi people exist as who we are and don't have to hide ourselves and choose between our love and norms, just like you shouldn't
I LOVEEEE this and I think this camp is the BEST idea Everrrrr 💖 awe this is amazing :)
No
@@potato-we7zn :)
@@nostalgiafashion3293 your allowed to have your opinion :)
I personally believe that believing your child is trans at that young age is wrong. Many cases where kids just like the opposite of stereotypical gender items turn out to just be that; kids liking the opposite of what is considered normal. Now Im not saying non of these kids are trans, but I wouldn't make up my mind when my kid was two.
Absolutely sick. Especially the part with medicine. One day it will be all prohibited and considered as a crime against humanity.
I understand that some think this is a young age to fully understand they are transgender as they’re still growing but the fact is that their parents are open to letting them explore and if nothing else it makes them tolerable individuals whether they’re gay/straight/trans.... all part of learning and growing.
Ok how about this: how old were you when you knew your biological gender? Probably 1-2 years of age. How is being trans any different? When they reach that age, they know their a girl. They know they don’t want to be called a boy. Imagine being your biological gender and correlating with that, but your mother forcing you to dress the opposite way. Wouldn’t you feel uncomfortable, frustrated? Think about this for a while, maybe you’ll understand.
In early years children often cross dress or may favour things associated wt other gender. At that age kids are unaware of society stereotypes unless parents make them aware . And many of these kids grow up to be the gender they are born with .
Nowadays Parents are too easily rushing into this new age discovery of gender dysphoria. They need to give their child time and not attach gender labels so early & so easily
@@Marshiethemarshmallow Gender is not biological. Sex is.
@@Ty-fc7ml thank you
I just love the last sentence: "I'm not changing who I am, I'm becoming who I am," I think that's a great way to explain transgenders to people who just can't accept that some people aren't born in the right body.
No such thing as born in the right body.
I truly hope these girls well, this must be hard as a kid
@@nostalgiafashion3293 girls*
Hormones only alters your look, but it does not actually work, it seriously does not change anything. Things like ''changed sx'' Literally not possible! As soon as your gender is established inside the womb, for those who wanted to know in advance, that means it is permanent. So, regardless if they wanted to know or not, when someone becomes a female or a male inside the womb that is what they will always be.
Sad and worriysome to see a mother castrating her own child :( Maxi said shes one step closer to becoming a full woman, and her mother wont even correct her.. She will never be one. She can either be a person presenting as a woman, and perhaps living somewhat as one, or a sad detransitioner who will be alone in the world, becasue the same community that encourage transhood to children are the first heartless haters when someone realizes that transition wasnt the best choice *for them*...
I know, right? It's weird how they all agree to support a kid's delusion. To actually convince him that turning into a woman is possible. He could just be an effeminate boy instead of being medicated for the rest of his life.