Analysis Of The Article 'The Benders' By Jessie Green

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Jessie Green’s article is about the difficult decision that parents of transgender children are faced with. Everyone should have the right to identify themselves as any gender. I think that parents should accept their children as they are, and not as they wish their children to be. The Benders were wrong to worry that their permission amounted encouragement. Being transgender can be very rough because it takes a lot of effort to get approval and acceptance from their family. Having acceptance from a transgender’s family might be a Being transgender might be accepted by one’s family however, it might not be okay to the world. I believe the appropriate pronouns should be addressed to them. Parents should respect and accommodate to their kid’s

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