Lesbian ‘gender non-conforming’ couple tries to force son to have ‘queer’ gender relationship
A lesbian couple featured in a BuzzFeed video
on “gender non-conforming” parenting is trying to force their son to have a
“queer” relationship with his gender despite his protests.
In Buzzfeed’s “I Am A Gender Non-Conforming
Parent” video, Dashiell and Michelle explain how they raise their son, Atticus,
as a lesbian couple with a “gender non-conforming” parent.
“It’s really funny, because he’s like super
into sports,” Michelle said. “Maybe he was like an Olympic athlete in his past
life. He like, came with all of these sporting talents that are like visible at
17 months. That’s what Dashiell liked growing up. She easily relates to him on
that level.”
“I’m constantly like trying to queer my
relationship with him and get him to wear tutus. He hates it. He’s just like,
‘no,’” Michelle said.
“When I catch myself trying to do these
things, it ends up making me feel really retro and dumb about gender,” Michelle
continued. “It just takes me away from the reality of like, him. Atticus. Like
who is he? What does he want? And the sort of purity of the things that he’s
interested in or delighted by.”
GENDER CONFUSED NOW CONFUSING CHILDREN
“Obviously, I want to support whatever he
wants to be,” Michelle said.
“This is where he starts learning what things
are. And so I hate the idea that he’s getting it imprinted on him that people
who look like this are boys, and people who look like that are girls.”
BOYS AND GIRLS ARE EVERYWHERE BECAUSE IT'S NORMAL
“And even something that’s like Progressive
like ‘Sesame Street,’ all the monsters are boys unless they have like a bow in
their hair or a sparkly necklace on. Like, why is ‘Old McDonald’ a guy? Why
couldn’t it be a lesbian farmer?”
“It’s everywhere. It is. It’s everywhere. I
think those are things we are probably more aware of that most people anyway.
But with him, we’re probably really sensitive to it,” Dashiell added.
