Maya Forstater

He doesn't feel like he's in the wrong body because "he likes fixing things", he feels like he's in the wrong body because he's a boy

Why would a book that wants to convey to small children the idea gender identity is a meaningful property that has *nothing* to do with either biological sex or the performance of gender stereotypes illustrate this by showing a child changing the gender stereotypes they perform?

For clarity. If he wouldn't change, the transition would be very hard to understand. But I think the most important thing is that it isn't like his gender is a result of these things. They're just some things he tries out BECAUSE of his gender and not the other way around

But that is exactly the point LTBT is saying that children should bot be limited or guided in the things they try because of their sex (or gender identity if you prefer)

I mean the book could have said she changed her hair colour, she decided to try spicy food and she took up swimming and thereby discovered via these personal changes her true self was a he. But the changes it chose to use were specific sex stereotypes around clothing and hair.

He wouldn't have realised he is a boy by going swimming or changing his hair color. Maybe he purposefully used the stereotype because he internalised it and associates it with being a boy

OK, so vast majority of children do not have gender dysphoria, but are susceptible to damaging sex stereotypes. A small minority have dysphoria An even smaller minority may decide when they grow up, w their doctor, that the best way to relieve it is to live 'as' the opposite sex

I can't believe that having a boy in a book that has short hair is that "damaging" to kids, that's just blown out of proportion. Why not ban all other books with boys that have short hair?