Comment by Accurate-Peach5664 on 12/01/2025 at 19:29 UTC

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View submission: Do non-binary identities reenforce gender stereotypes?

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It happens constantly.

Boy: “I like dresses.”

Adults around him: “then consider changing to a girl.”

That’s rigid stereotype re-enforcement. It’s that simple.

Truly accepting his preferences would be to just let him be, not shunt him off to another box he has to fit in (be a girl).

Truly breaking stereotypes would be to accept that he is a boy….who likes dresses. Not make him start fitting into girl stereotypes (wearing dresses, growing hair long, doing nails, liking pink, etc).

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Comment by SydowJones at 12/01/2025 at 19:38 UTC

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In the three examples I listed, which one is the boy in your example?