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Fred Sanders

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7. Of course I have no problem with parents being understanding of the gender preference of the

Reply to Amaryllis (Reply #6)

Fri Dec 22, 2017, 12:10 AM

Dec 2017

10 year old, but encouragingly a child to be a "drag kid" seems not healthy.

Seems to me putting a child out there in public in adult drag is too soon.

But he does seem happy and comfortable. Just trying to wrap my head around whether this dressing up as an adult-like drag queen is sexualization of a child.

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10 year old drag kid Desmond's sage advice to LGBTQ youth for navigating politics & homophobia [View all] Amaryllis Dec 2017 OP

That kid is full of awesome sauce. aikoaiko Dec 2017 #1

Definitely!!! RKP5637 Dec 2017 #3

Amazing, many adults are not nearly this mature! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2017 #2

Drag kids? 10 years old? Is that really a thing? Does a 10 year really have any real concept? Fred Sanders Dec 2017 #4

Seems like he is totally happy and comfortable being one IluvPitties Dec 2017 #5

Absolutely! A great book on the topic is Raising My Rainbow: Adventures in Raising a Amaryllis Dec 2017 #6

Of course I have no problem with parents being understanding of the gender preference of the Fred Sanders Dec 2017 #7

What if the kid has initiated all that himself and they are only supporting him? Check out Amaryllis Dec 2017 #8