This myth gives adults permission to not listen or believe their child but instead to try to control and change them.
FALSE IMPLICATIONS:
- Gender Identity is too complex for a child to understand.
- Only adults can know what gender identity a child should have.
- Children must be guided to follow a set gender standard.
- Who knows our heart’s desire?
FACT:
- Children know what they like.
“Developmental psychology theory teaches that a child should know their gender identity by age 6.”
Diane Ehrensaft, Director of Mental Health at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital’s, Child and Adolescent Gender Center
Myth #1 : Being LGBTQ+ is a choice.
Myth #2: Transgender people are confused or tricking others.
Myth #3: Gay people can change.
Myth #4: Gay men molest children.
Myth #5: The bathroom threat is real.
Myth #6: Same sex parents harm children.
Myth #7: Being LGBTQ+ is a mental disorder.