1. THREAD: Leaked posts from affirming-parents FB group. Moms discuss various ways to hide their 6-8-year-old's penises, with help from an instructional video by Dr. Johanna Olson-Kennedy at the Gender Odyssey conference.
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3. Maybe a bracelet to distract from the "fidgeting" for this child with sensory processing issues? But wait--an MD at Gender Odyssey made a YouTube teaching how to make a gaff out of a headband or a sock.pic.twitter.com/xou3xixm7A
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4. Some moms voice concern: Is it safe to tuck a first or second grader's penis, who hasn't gone through puberty? If Dr. Johanna Olson Kennedy Children's Hospital LA approves the practice, and even recommends a certain headband brand (Claire's), it must be OK.pic.twitter.com/oH5FCfcS6Y
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5. Alternate suggestion: It might be more comfortable to pull up instead of pushing down. After all, "even cis girls have a little bump" and a skort or tunic will hide it anyway.pic.twitter.com/Et18vZAPcL
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6. We're adding our usual caveat: These parents are doing what gender docs & therapists encourage or (in this case) suggest. If Olson-Kennedy--who runs the largest & best known gender clinic in the US-- teaches parents how to make gaffs for 1st graders, who can blame these moms?
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My ex was an early childhood special education teacher, and found parents really resistant to accepting their child was self-stimulating, aka masterbating.
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Little boyr are always doing this. ADHD kids can struggle with social niceties. Doesn't make him a girl...
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This is genuinely terrifying. What will the future hold for these children and their families??
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Besides the obvious things wrong with this, it never fails to creep me out when adults comment on how big or tiny a little boy's genitals are!
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Kids that play with their genitals are usually not dysphoric.
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Probably doing what little boys do with their tackle and blaming it on "being in the way".
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