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Maybe I already mentioned this, but my American friend here in Iceland has a 5 year old son who has been wearing some manner of skirts at home and to school (over his pants) since he was old enough to recognize himself (2-3 years old). It was never a problem in the US, and after some adjustment time here in Iceland, it's also not a problem here. He is completely and utterly determined to dress like a girl, and he gets very depressed when he can't. His father is a child psychologist. They don't encourage the behavior, but they don't judge it, either. I don't think they are doing any permanent damage... it would be more damaging to him, I think, to force him to do something so entirely against his will that it traumatized him on a daily basis. If the kid's happy and understands that it's his choice to do this, then what can really be said?
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