Britain's youngest trans child

It's blindingly obvious from the pictures accompanying the article that they heavily have "gendered" their children from birth and are utterly unaware of normal childhood development. I hope that no health care professionals are colluding with them on this. This child has very little chance of expressing any difference from this gender orthodoxy in the future.

How has this backwards, sexist way of thinking become something that some people see as progressive, it’s ridiculous.

So we can’t have female firefighters, police officers and everyone has to wear pigtails now? It’s just bizarre and damaging.

Has NOBODY thought to introduce the poor kid to some female firefighters and police officers before telling her she must be a boy? (Such as Luluchops1 on Twitter, who rocks!)

Thats just wrong. What's wrong with a wee girl liking the same stuff as her brother without her actually wanting to be a boy?

Have the parents never heard of a firewoman or policewoman?

At some point people will look back on the warped minds of the 21st century.

If your child (of either sex) expresses an interest in the fire services, isn't the normal response to contact your local brigade to ask if they have any open days or are taking a truck to a nearby village fete any time soon?

Women started joining the UK fire brigade in the early 80s. A woman has headed the London service. How can these tedious sexist stereotypes be gaining strength rather than quietly dying?

This should be illegal. It's well known children don't understand sex/gender as fixed until the end of ks1. It's a developmental stage. I fail to see how this isn't child abuse.

Vegan Cat Syndrome again.

How sad.

I am all for encouraging children to be who they are but this isn’t doing that. This is the parents pigeonholeing their child based on gender stereotypes.

Sexist fools

Does anybody have any understanding of child development psychology these days?

I think Penelope Leach is 83 and maybe not in good health so I have no idea if she writes any more but she would have no truck with this. Anyone heard from Steve Biddulph or Oliver thingy (sorry I can't remember the name) both of whom ought to have been expected to talk sense?

This is so sad. What the hell is wrong with people. I am female, as a child i liked cars and action man and football, i hated dresses and dolls. I was known as a tomboy, never see this word nowadays.

What is wrong with people. Why can’t people accept that a girl may choose to like firefighters and hate pigtails?! Ffs.

Poor child.