Okay, heard about this on the radio yesterday.

See Tom Be Jane
The country's youngest transgender child is ready for school. But is school ready for her?

It's a spring break morning, and by 11 a.m. at the Anderson home, chaos is erupting. School is out for the week, and the twin boys are throwing a ball inside the spacious, two-story house. Upstairs, the preteen daughter pretends not to hear her mother calling. Lauren Anderson, a tanned and well-dressed stay-at-home mom who seems incapable of sitting still, cajoles her offspring to behave as she waits for a babysitter to arrive.
Her youngest, Nicole, five, is frowning. Nicole's face is framed with delicate brown braids, and her fingernails are painted a rainbow of colors. She plans to go swimming with a friend at the community pool, but at the moment, she doesn't like the way her dress feels. She yanks the hot-pink halter-top over her head, telling her mother, "This is poking me. I want to change my dress."

Minutes later, she scampers back, now as naked as a jaybird except for her underwear. Without the dress, you can clearly see her penis, tucked carefully into her pink patterned panties.

Born a biological male whom the family named Nicholas, Nicole today dresses, acts, and lives like a girl.

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So my question: Is this child abuse?  A followup rhetorical question/statement, how far will people go to apease, humor a child.  My opinion, this is a child.  As the parent, I have to set boundaries, and this appears to BE WAY BEYOND any concept of normal that I have.

Your thoughts.

Over indulgence?  I mean isnt it the parents responsibilities to help this child grow up within the bounds or norms of the society within which they are in?

This child will be ostricized (sp?) by virtue of this.  There are no facilities in the country set up for this kid.  He/she can't change in the boys room, and can't change in the ladies room.

What about the ridicule/social abuse this child will receive.

(Than again, it could just be the conservative in me screaming)