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To: i-node who wrote (43579)	5/13/2013 6:47:50 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 85487

"A typical five-year old cannot make this decision." And yet, they do. Prolly cuz they are atypical. Highest estimate I've seen for the transgender population is 700,000, which is about 2.3/1000 people. They can't make a decision about surgery until they are 18. One of the first things Thomas Lobel told his parents was that they were wrong. The 3-year-old had learned sign language because he had apraxia, a speech impediment that hindered his ability to talk. The toddler pointed to himself and signed, "I am a girl." "Oh look, he's confused," his parents said. Maybe he mixed up the signs for boy and girl. So they signed back. "No, no. Thomas is a boy." But the toddler shook his head. "I am a girl," he signed back emphatically. Message 28891156