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Is it right to raise children nonbinary?
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Fact Box

• According to USbirthcertificates.com, The term
  non-binary includes any person who does not
  identify with a gender that falls within the
  traditional male/female or man/woman category. 
• As of October 2023, 14 US states have allowed
  parents to label their children's gender as 'X'
  on birth certificates, which acts as a
  placeholder until the child is able to
  self-identify with a gender on their own. 
• A February 2022 Gallup report finds LGBTQ
  identification in the US has ticked up to 7.1,
  up from 5.6 in 2021, with nearly 21 of Gen Z
  identifying as LGBTQ and 10 of respondents
  identifying as transgender. 
• In a 2022 Morning Consult poll, about 62 of
  adults said they would be comfortable if their
  child came out as gay, lesbian, or bisexual,
  while 13 would not. 
• Gender theory has produced a movement both
  in America and abroad where parents might raise
  their children as theybies, or without an
  explicit gender until the children can decide
  their gender for themselves.

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Martin (Yes)

• Non-binary parenting at any level has a common
  goal creating a worldview that does not allow
  toxic stereotypes to dictate who a child can be.
  It is about making sensible parenting choices
  that do not sequester a child on a
  black-and-white path. Parenting
  non-binary liberates children from gender roles
  and gives them freedom of choice and expression.
  Even if children choose hobbies or playthings
  society perceives to be their gender, it's
  critical to steer from toxic stereotypes and
  discuss the children's motivations for such
  preferences.
• Children get to be who they want to be
  without any restrictions. Typically, children
  don't reach their full potential when they're not
  free to be who they want to be, and non-binary
  people are no exception. They should be allowed
  to express themselves without being bullied or
  made to feel ashamed of who they are.

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• Non-binary children understand and familiarize
  themselves with opposite-gender interests from a
  young age. They can learn about what other kids
  like to try those activities themselves when
  they're older. Gender-neutral children have high
  self-confidence and esteem. They are often more
  confident than their peers because they feel
  accepted for who they are, regardless of gender.
• Raising children non-binary is not permanent
  things can change as often as the child likes and
  as they grow and develop. Non-binary children may
  identify as transgender or gender fluid later,
  but they're fully comfortable being themselves
  during childhood. Overall, the child's welfare
  retains primacy. Listening to and supporting them
  is critical to keep them happy, safe, and
  healthy.

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Maha (No)

• The terms 'gender' and 'sex' are inextricably
  linked. While gender stereotypes can and have
  always been defied by men and women in society,
  the false distinction that one's sex does not
  determine their gender was introduced by
  the controversial sexologist and pro-pedophile
  John Money in the 1950s. His ideas circulated in
  more than 30 million academic articles and are
  pervasive today. However, proponents of gender
  theory continue to contradict themselves, and
  it's alarming to see parents get tricked by such
  an anti-biological ideology. 
• While parents believe they're giving their kids a
  choice, they're actually making a major decision
  on behalf of their kids by denying them the truth
  about who they are, as the idea that one can be
  the opposite sex of how they were born, both or
  neither sex is a lie. Perhaps most concerningly
  is how raising children in this ideology puts
  them on the path of later transition, which
  produces a lifetime of medicalization,
  painful genital mutilation and chemical
  castration, and high rates of depression and
  other mental health issues. 

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• Feeding into this belief also imposes even minor
  lifestyle choices onto the children, such as
  forcing gender-neutral fashion, colors, toys, or
  activities on their youth. Children may become
  confused and isolated from society and their
  peers if they are not given those gender
  categories to reference as they grow and learn.
  Ensuring gender neutrality in the house does not
  require that parents keep secret from their
  children who they are or deny the existence of
  sex altogether. Parents must be equally invested
  in imparting their children good manners, ethics,
  and truth. And this includes raising them as they
  truly are, which is to say, how they were born.

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