From Yahoo!'s lifestyle blog:
It's a boy! And he's five. Beck Laxton, 46, and partner Kieran Cooper, 44, have spent half the decade concealing the genderof their son, Sasha.
"I wanted to avoid all that stereotyping,"Laxton said in aninterview with the Cambridge News. "Stereotypes seem fundamentally stupid. Why would you want to slot people into boxes?"
... the sandbox is just a precursor to the classroom. When Sasha turned five and headed to school, Laxton was forced to make her son's sex public. That meant Sasha would have to get used to being a boy in the eyes of his peers. Still, his mom is intervening. While the school requires different uniforms for boys and girls, Sasha wears a girl's blouse with his pants.
"I don't think I'd do it if I thought it was going to make him unhappy, but at the moment he's not really bothered either way. We haven't had any difficult scenarios yet."
.. As for Laxton, she says she's open to her son pursing any career or sexual preference he chooses as he matures. "As long as he has good relationships and good friends," she says, "then nothing else matters, does it?"
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This is wack!
That's exactly what this is, Michael. Wack...
Wack[sic] indeed!
I'm glad to hear Sasha is happy and healthy.
Parents standing up for their kids rights. Awesome!
The NOMbies would probably prefer this child be punished and ridiculed until he decides to conform.
Parents have a right to educate their children in any way, as long as they don't break a law. It works both ways - Christians have a right to educate their children in their own way too. The problem is not with the kid or his unimposed gender, but a name like 'Sasha'? That's what's going to get him ridiculed, not his gender.
These people should have their parental rights stripped from them.
These women are stereotyping lesbians by acting insane. Poor kid. Mommy's little science experiment.
This is child abuse in the extreme. They are emotionally & mentally damaging this child. Because they are women they are stressing feminine attributes? How is that gender neutral? On top of that - they have set this poor child up for a harsh life.
SHAME on those pedophiles. SHAME on them for their lies - they did NOT raise him gender neutral - they raised him to be a girl.
Good for them. More parents should be less gender oriented, then kids would grow to be more tolerable of others. It would no longer matter that the little girl down the street likes to climb trees and play sports while the little boy down the block likes to play with dolls or have tea parties.
If only all children could be raised this way! What a lucky, liberated child!
Laxton says "she's open to her son pursing any ...sexual preference he chooses as he matures."
---Ok, so does he actually "choose" his orientation, or is he really "born this way" as the gay-rights folks keep insisting?
Either way, mommy and mommy are not really forward thinkers, are they? Are they afraid to raise the child according to his birth gender? Doesn't that promote the idea that the only acceptable position is confusion...that it's embarrassing for a boy to act like a boy?
I agree with Barb, #6. Poor kid.
Ubekibekistanstan,
everyone who claims a right not to conform to the fact of what sex their genes determine them to be should be ridiculed and stigmatized into surrender.
My husband is adopted. He was taken from the hospital at four days of age, to the home of the couple who adopted him, 1958. He was strongly different from that family. He loved them dearly but they did not understand him at all. He excelled in academics, loved history, was teaching his family history at a preelementary age. He was loud and and constant talker. At 35 he met his biological mother. She is loud and a constant talker. 4 half brothers by her. His mannerisms, including hand jestures and facial expressions and speech patterns are almost identical to theirs.
At 52 his biological father found him. Also a constant talker. My husband has a masters in history and all the social sciences. His biological father has the same degree. Both are teachers. Both love goats, horses, farming and ranching.
I say all of this to say, these women are deliberately trying to change the natural flow of this boy. They are not doing him any justice. They are causing confusion. He is who he is. They need to let him be who he is.
This is Child abuse! They may have caused irreparable harm that will not manifest itself for decades!
hid the kids gender for 5 years but all that time they were dressing him up as a girl. I don't know who is or will be the most confused: the so called parents or the child. I feel sorry for the child. Family Services should take the child away from these "so-called" parents. What a sham.
Absolutely sick
It's different, to be sure. And not guaranteed to turn out well in the long run, though there is potential for that child to become a powerful person. I'd prefer this to religious indoctrination. "Mommy's little golden ticket to heaven...."
Twisting of facts people. This couple is a straight couple, not lesbian. Kieran Cooper is a man.
If his father was in his life, there would be far less confusion for this boy.
Wow, poor kid. He may be happy now, but once he has a year of school interaction behind him he'll be confused and depressed. Way to go parents.
This kid has the right to embrace the sex he was created as without his moms lying to him his whole life.
I can't believe that these people set this child up to be bullied. What do you think will happen when he gets to school? The other children will make fun of him. These women should be charged with child endangerment.
This is a perfect example of what the gaye community are pushing on society, and God's children! The two (adults) here have made their (choice), to live this sinful lifestyle. But, the two adults already made the choice for this child!! God tells us in his word, that homosxuality is a sin! Man shall not lay with same flesh, as with woman also! I pray that for all of you whom are living this lifestyle, repent of this sin, for in the end is your judgement!! Help them father God!!
I had read about this child without hearing a lesbian couple was involved,and if Kate's comment is correct NOM had better correct the post ASAP!
(There's another child I've read about in Canada who the parents are raising as androgynous as well...I do believe that should be considered abuse).
@ Little Man
ITA about educating your child, but the name "Sasha" is more common than you think. It's just the Eastern European nickname for "Alexander." So the same way that "Alex" is unisex, so is "Sasha."
Spunky: We are not in Eastern Europe. We are, like, on the other side of the planet.... Sasha sounds like a cartoon's name, or a dog. Here it sounds like short for sashimi.
Good for these parents!
As for the detractors, who the hell are any of you to tell any parents how to raise their kids? Are you perfect parents? Is your family spotless and drama-free? If so, how long do you expect that to last?
No family is perfect, and for one person from a messed-up family to judge another person's messed-up family is just messed up. Get a life, people, and stop sticking your noses into other people's home lives.
They are a heterosexual couple, one man one woman.
Get your facts right NOM.
THIS IS A STRAIGHT COUPLE FROM THE U.K. I found this out in 5 seconds by Googling the story.
Besides, my 4 year old son loves wearing his girl neighbor friend's princess dresses. Do I chastise him and tell him it is only for girls? Limiting your child because of expected gender behavior is cruel and unhealthy. Teaching them to be honest compassionate and hard-working should be what parents should be concentrating on.
Thanks for changing the title of the entry, NOM moderators.
I have seen the light. With this post, NOM has convinced me that heterosexual couples can NOT be allowed to raise children. This is nothing short of child abuse resulting from this travesty of a heterosexual marriage. God wants our children raised in strict gender roles, so we MUST outlaw heterosexual marriage now!
@Spunky et al - who were so quick to rise to new levels of hate towards lesbians. Do you think NOM DIDN'T know this was a straight couple?
How very very naive.
The story was covered in a lot of places on line and mistakenly posting this under Lesbian is just another part of the NOM lie machine.
LOL this was a straight couple.
Another NOM fail..
Since the original headline was "Lesbian" couple, for the sake of fairness, shouldn't it now read "Heterosexual" couple. Or do you only want to beat up on lesbians?
@ Paul Mc
I was being sarcastic with my "wack" comment, mimicking Michael Ejercito's misspelling. I am extremely pro-gay and anti-gender roles.
I completely support Sasha and her parents and wish them the best. I thought I made this clear in that same post.
Yes, most people on this forum are being ridiculous, hateful and selfish, but I am not one of them.
Spunky,your posts are always ridiculous and occasionally hateful,even if the selfishness you endorse is that of homosexuals other than yourself.
I love reading the comments of NOM supporters/employees like DOE railing against same-sex parenting now that you've been informed that it's a straight couple. What's interesting is that when you thought Kieran was a woman, your headline called them a "lesbian couple" but now that you know it's a man-woman pairing, the headline just says "couple". Why not "straight couple", NOM?
I don't care if this is a straight couple. Males and females are different and should be raised as such. These parents are incompetent and should be closely monitored by ACS, or the equivalent of it.
Bobby,the couple have done one thing wrong rather than the two NOM assumed,there's no point in associating their having the correct sex-composition with their error that is being highlighted.
"What's interesting is that when you thought Kieran was a woman, your headline called them a "lesbian couple" but now that you know it's a man-woman pairing, the headline just says "couple". Why not "straight couple", NOM?"
Because "straight" couples are the norm, Bobby. Thus there is no need for added descriptions.
"Because 'straight' couples are the norm, Bobby. Thus there is no need for added descriptions."
I was thinking the same thing, SoA.
@ Louis E.
Please cite a post where I am hateful.
@ Louis E.
You know, like your post #12 where you state an 8-year-old should be bullied for not following gender roles.
You stay classy, Louie E.
I'm pleasantly surprised that this article was simply corrected, rather than either left alone or deleted.