I actually got teary-eyed.

Almost anything that blurs the gender lines we've lived with for so long is A-OK with me

I am quite used to gender bending. It happens all over this city. And I think it's a good thing.

Whatever it takes. It wasn't until I came to Seattle that I saw the level of diversity that made me understand that there's a lot more than just girl, boy, het, homo, trans, etc. People here come in at least as many flavors as Baskin Robbins.

and just bent / fudged a little... when IMO they just need to disappear completely.

I don't know if it was growing up in a multi racial family or early exposure to Rocky Horror or what, but I've always intuitively known that these little labels are nothing but nonsense ... I used to think it was just for lazy minds, but I have realized it's also for bigots... and the roots are in power and oppression.

There is so much still within the American societal structure that needs to be gone.

in order to expand the horizons of her son. He will be a better person for having such a caring and non-judgemental parent.

it kills me to see parents basically telling their kids that they're wrong for liking harmless things... if a kid is a bully, that's a valid reason to tell them that their behavior is wrong... but telling them they're wrong for liking the wrong colors, toys, characters, hobbies, etc... just breaks my heart.

One need only observe some of today's societal ills to see what damage might be done to a child by forging such a divide between female and male during the most important learning stages of his or her life.

THANK YOU!