Children as young as 13 have been asked to pick their gender from a list of 25 options.
The 13 to 18-year-olds were given choices including “tri-gender†and “gender fluid†as well as the traditional “girl†and “boyâ€.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3420203/Are-gender-fluid-demi-girl-intersex.html (also reported elsewhere)
The choices
1. Girl
2. Boy
3. Tomboy
4. Female
5. Male
6. Young woman
7. Young man
8. Trans-girl – Someone who has or is currently transitioning from male to female.
9. Trans-boy – Someone who has or is currently transitioning from female to male.
10. Gender fluid – Those who have different gender identities at different times.
11. Agender – Those with no gender identity or a neutral identity.
12. Androgynous – Partly male and female. Not one specific sex.
13. Bi-gender – Those who experience two gender identities, either at the same time or swapping between the two. These can be male and female or other identities.
14. Non-binary – A blanket term to describe those who do not feel exclusively male or female.
15. Demi-boy – Someone whose identity is only partly male, regardless of their birth gender. They may or may not also identify as another gender.
16. Demi-girl – Someone whose identity is only partly female, regardless of their birth gender. They may or may not also identify as another gender.
17. Genderqueer – Those who don’t go along with traditional gender distinctions.
18. Gender nonconforming – Those who do not follow conventional ideas about how they should look or act based on their birth gender.
19. Tri-gender – Shifts between three genders, which could include male, female and genderless or another combination.
20. All genders – Someone who identifies as every possible gender option.
21. In the middle of boy and girl – An individual who identifies somewhere in between male and female.
22. Intersex – Someone with physical, genetic and hormonal features of a male and female.
23. Not sure
24. Rather not say
25. Others (please state)
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