Is it Okay to Raise Your Child Genderless?

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There has been a lot of debate about whether parents should guide their children to express themselves as a certain gender based on their sex. Some people believe that the child should be raised sex unknown, such as in Monicabielanko’s “Boy or Girl? 4-Month-Old Being Raised Genderless”. Although this does seem to give children a sort of freedom to express themselves in any way they please, I still think it is also a disadvantage to the child because of our current societal norms. It’s true that people should be able to identify with the gender they choose, but raising a child without knowing his/her sex may cause more damage than help. They could be made fun of for not knowing what gender they are. Although this is unkind, it’s the sad reality of the moment. Once the child is older then they can decide for themselves whether they better identify with a different gender. At a more mature level they can make this decision on their own, without the influence of others.

I also think that if a person is made to conform to something they don’t like, they will fight against it. If someone disagrees with the sex they were given, they will probably eventually try to change it when they are ready. For some people this comes early in life, such as childhood, and for others at adulthood. Just like some fight for the poor, others for immigrants, and some for women, people don’t tend to take things silently; we fight for what we believe in.