Blog 14 - It's a boy! Couple reveal sex of their 'gender neutral' kid after five years

Source

Battle, B. (2011, Jan. 20). The Sun. Retrieved from http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4075523/Its-a-boy-Couple-reveal-sex-of-their-gender-neutral-kid-after-five-years.html.

 Is it a boy or a girl?

Summary

A British couple from Sawston, Cambridgeshire, concealed their child’s gender for five years. Even family and close friends did not know what it was. No little cars or baby dolls, but gender-natural toys were the only things Sacha could play with. Sasha’s parents have explained to the media that they hoped that “its real personality would shine through”. They wanted to avoid stereotypes and let the child decide whether it wanted to be a boy or a girl. However, after the child started to go to primary school it became harder to conceal its gender. Finally they revealed: it’s a boy!

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First of all, I cannot believe that Sasha’s parents are convinced that gender pushes people into specific boxes. They should know that everyone in the UK has the opportunity to become whatever he or she wants. People can develop themselves without any restrictions. It does not matter if you are a boy or a girl. Another thing is that I do not believe that personality is shape by clothes or toys. It is formed by someone’s experiences. People have a life-time to find out who they are and what they stand for. This knowledge makes people unique and it gives them their own personality.