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No two children who bend the "guidelines" of gender do it in quite the same manner. Felicia threw away her frilly dresses at get older three. Sam hid his curiosity about dolls and "young lady things" until high school - when he finally confided his desire to become Sammi. And seven-year-old Maggie, who sports a boys' basketball even and a long blond braid, recognizes as "a youngster in leading, and a woman in the backside". But all gender-nonconforming children have one thing in keeping - they want support to prosper in a society that still subscribes to a binary system of gender. Dr. Diane Ehrensaft has worked with children like Felicia, Sam, and Maggie for over 30 years. In Gender Born, Gender Made, she offers parents, clinicians, and educators guidance on both philosophical dilemmas and the functional, daily concerns of dealing with children who don't fit a "typical" gender mildew. She debunks outmoded methods to gender nonconformity that may actually do children harm. And she offers a new framework for assisting each child become his or her own unique, most gender-authentic person.
