Poll of the Day > This CHRISTIAN Family has ACCEPTED their 10 y/o TRANSGENDER Daughter!!!

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Full Throttle
07/27/17 11:47:36 PM
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Would you accept someone (whether blood related or friend) who came out transgender to you?


Jamie Bruesehoff, a CHRISTIAN Mother from New jersey and her PASTOR Husband, Christopher have ACCEPTED and Supported their now 10 y/o TRANSGENDER Daughter Rebekah as she's been transitioning she she was 2 years old!!

They feared for her "mental health" after living as a boy left her deeply unhappy and now they have made it their mission to spread awareness of transgender issues from their own experience.

Since transitioning, Rebekah has been campaigning, attending marches and speaking at rallies to stand up for trans rights.

Jamie and her husband have supported Rebekah, who was born "Ben" in her transition.

She said "Rebekah has always been gender non-comforming. As young as two or three, she gravitated to typically feminine things"

As the years gone by, her gender non-conformity intensified and she began to search for her identity.

Jamie said that when Rebekah was 7, she was at an all time high crisis point and her anxiety was crippling and depression was life threatening and said she even contemplated SUICIDE as Rebekah tried to punch through a second story window and tried to jump out!!

But with the advice of a family doctor and counsellor, they were able to help their eldest son and with a gender specialist, Rebekah felt more comfortable as a girl after realizing she wasn't a boy who liked pink but was a girl who liked pink.

Rebekah says "I want to make a difference in the world by speaking out and spreading hopeful messages. I want to send the message of "you are not alone and you are safe" to other transgender kids"

The family was flooded with positive messages stating they are brave after a picture of Rebekah went viral that said "I'm the scary transgender person the media warned you about"

Rebekah says she feels happy and she is definitely a girl and she knows in her heart and in her head that that is who she is..

Would you accept someone who tells you they are transgender (blood relative or friend?)

Ben - Past

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/07/27/10/42BB062100000578-4735198-image-a-34_1501148901498.jpg

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http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/07/27/10/42BB060700000578-4735198-image-m-33_1501148820928.jpg

Rebekah - Present Day

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Lokarin
07/27/17 11:48:38 PM
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how can a 2 year old even fully know what a gender is.

Being accepting is good and I'd support anyone... but this sounds like a case of parents preferring a girl and making it happen.
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argonautweakend
07/27/17 11:53:43 PM
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You see a lot of trans adults say they felt different at such a young age.

They might not have known they had gender identity disorder, or even knew much about it. But its likely the same weird feeling kept following them around, then when they got old enough they pinpointed it to gender identity disorder.
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Lokarin
07/27/17 11:54:51 PM
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argonautweakend posted...
You see a lot of trans adults say they felt different at such a young age.

They might not have known they had gender identity disorder, or even knew much about it. But its likely the same weird feeling kept following them around, then when they got old enough they pinpointed it to gender identity disorder.


Admittedly I don't know enough about the situation, but ya - if that's what makes them happy then that's good.
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TheCyborgNinja
07/27/17 11:57:40 PM
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I'd accept somebody if they told me, but if they were below a certain age I'd probably wonder.
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Zeus
07/27/17 11:58:46 PM
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Full Throttle posted...
10 y/o TRANSGENDER Daughter Rebekah as she's been transitioning she she was 2 years old!!

Lokarin posted...
how can a 2 year old even fully know what a gender is.

Being accepting is good and I'd support anyone... but this sounds like a case of parents preferring a girl and making it happen.


Yes, the parents should be arrested for child abuse.
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VeeVees
07/28/17 12:04:31 AM
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sure, that's their problem and none of my business.
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OIli Kahn
07/28/17 12:19:07 AM
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Wow so amazing
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wwinterj25
07/28/17 12:20:51 AM
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Full Throttle posted...
Would you accept someone (whether blood related or friend) who came out transgender to you?


Yep. However if they were a kid I'd just assume they are tomboy/girl. I mean you can be a guy and like 'girl things' and visa versa. Besides kids are too young to understand what this means.
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sveksii
07/28/17 12:48:23 AM
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Zeus posted...
Full Throttle posted...
10 y/o TRANSGENDER Daughter Rebekah as she's been transitioning she she was 2 years old!!

Lokarin posted...
how can a 2 year old even fully know what a gender is.

Being accepting is good and I'd support anyone... but this sounds like a case of parents preferring a girl and making it happen.


Yes, the parents should be arrested for child abuse.
Doing a quick look on the actual article, "transitioning since she was 2" is misleading, as it's referring to the child preferring feminine things from an early age and not to any sort of transition. No actual consideration of transitioning was considered until she was 7, attempted suicide, and they sought consoling. And actual process of transition consists of reversible puberty blockers, and no irreversible surgery until she's at least 18 and can make an informed decision. Unless you want to be outraged over the transgender concept itself, I don't really see anything wrong with the process the family is using, as it appears to be the recommended process for children.
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Lokarin
07/28/17 1:45:53 AM
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Holy crap - what kinda 7 year old has it so bad they are even considering...
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07/28/17 1:52:28 AM
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ObligatoryFate
07/28/17 2:00:53 AM
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argonautweakend posted...
You see a lot of trans adults say they felt different at such a young age.

They might not have known they had gender identity disorder, or even knew much about it. But its likely the same weird feeling kept following them around, then when they got old enough they pinpointed it to gender identity disorder.
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Zeus
07/28/17 2:02:16 AM
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sveksii posted...
Zeus posted...
Full Throttle posted...
10 y/o TRANSGENDER Daughter Rebekah as she's been transitioning she she was 2 years old!!

Lokarin posted...
how can a 2 year old even fully know what a gender is.

Being accepting is good and I'd support anyone... but this sounds like a case of parents preferring a girl and making it happen.


Yes, the parents should be arrested for child abuse.
Doing a quick look on the actual article, "transitioning since she was 2" is misleading, as it's referring to the child preferring feminine things from an early age and not to any sort of transition. No actual consideration of transitioning was considered until she was 7, attempted suicide, and they sought consoling. And actual process of transition consists of reversible puberty blockers, and no irreversible surgery until she's at least 18 and can make an informed decision. Unless you want to be outraged over the transgender concept itself, I don't really see anything wrong with the process the family is using, as it appears to be the recommended process for children.


The idea of liking feminine things meaning you want gender re-assignment is kind of a ridiculous idea. Otherwise it doesn't sound *as* bad as first stated, although I'm still not sure that the child's best interests are being represented.
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Lokarin
07/28/17 2:03:07 AM
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there's nothing wrong with liking feminine things.
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sveksii
07/28/17 2:29:08 AM
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Zeus posted...
sveksii posted...
Zeus posted...
Full Throttle posted...
10 y/o TRANSGENDER Daughter Rebekah as she's been transitioning she she was 2 years old!!

Lokarin posted...
how can a 2 year old even fully know what a gender is.

Being accepting is good and I'd support anyone... but this sounds like a case of parents preferring a girl and making it happen.


Yes, the parents should be arrested for child abuse.
Doing a quick look on the actual article, "transitioning since she was 2" is misleading, as it's referring to the child preferring feminine things from an early age and not to any sort of transition. No actual consideration of transitioning was considered until she was 7, attempted suicide, and they sought consoling. And actual process of transition consists of reversible puberty blockers, and no irreversible surgery until she's at least 18 and can make an informed decision. Unless you want to be outraged over the transgender concept itself, I don't really see anything wrong with the process the family is using, as it appears to be the recommended process for children.


The idea of liking feminine things meaning you want gender re-assignment is kind of a ridiculous idea. Otherwise it doesn't sound *as* bad as first stated, although I'm still not sure that the child's best interests are being represented.
I was just doing a quick summary. From what was said in the article you should be able to conclude it was more than just liking feminine things. My point was there was no transition when she was two. It was just existing behavioural and mental aspects. The child developed worsening depression to the point she attempted suicide, the parents sought various professional help, and through the advice of the professionals they came to the conclusion that this was the best method for her. Since their decision the child is in a far happier state. Outside of further details I see no reason to come to your conclusion.
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Foppe
07/28/17 3:13:20 AM
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Christianity is about forgiving and giving others a second chance, so why is it news that a Christian family accepts their transdaughter?
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TheCyborgNinja
07/28/17 3:40:59 AM
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argonautweakend posted...
You see a lot of trans adults say they felt different at such a young age.

They might not have known they had gender identity disorder, or even knew much about it. But its likely the same weird feeling kept following them around, then when they got old enough they pinpointed it to gender identity disorder.

Honestly, there were kids I went to school with that I remember thinking "they're weird" about, and not being able to fully understand why, but it was very likely they were transgender (and not even knowing what that was until I was middle-school age meant simplifying it in my mind). In hindsight, all the people I just thought were noticeably different seemingly fell into LGBT or autism spectrums, respectively, and it makes perfect sense now as an adult. To my class's credit, at least, nobody really treated them poorly because of it.

It was just little things like "why does my friend's older brother love ponies so much?" or "why does that boy act like a girl and have only girl friends?" - real thoughts as a kid.
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Alexandra_Trent
07/28/17 4:05:40 AM
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Zeus posted...
Full Throttle posted...
10 y/o TRANSGENDER Daughter Rebekah as she's been transitioning she she was 2 years old!!

Lokarin posted...
how can a 2 year old even fully know what a gender is.

Being accepting is good and I'd support anyone... but this sounds like a case of parents preferring a girl and making it happen.


Yes, the parents should be arrested for child abuse.


This.
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gguirao
07/29/17 1:37:33 PM
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Good for them.
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SKARDAVNELNATE
07/29/17 2:43:55 PM
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Full Throttle posted...
as she's been transitioning she she was 2 years old!!

That's too young to know that there are differences in gender let alone make a decision about how they want their body to develop.

Full Throttle posted...
She said "Rebekah has always been gender non-comforming. As young as two or three, she gravitated to typically feminine things"

It's okay to be a non-stereotypical member of one's gender. Following a different set of stereotypes doesn't make one a member of the other gender.
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KJ StErOiDs
07/29/17 4:57:22 PM
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Yes; I'd still accept them as a person. And while I don't believe in gender-swapping, I'd still refer to them as their preferred gender out of respect.
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07/29/17 5:07:56 PM
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