Some children have a gender identity that does not match their anatomical sex. Trangender children are often seen as problematic because they threaten the binary construction of gender embedded in the society. However, rather than a threat, transgender children are part of the human diversity, and make us understand that gender identity is a fluid continuum. The aim of this essay was to explore in the transgender child’s development in light of relevant theories, emphasizing their limitations and assertiveness, in addition to some elements to consider when counselling transgender children in a school setting. This essay examined what is currently known about transgender children and the difficulties that they have to cope with in the different stages of their development.
Keywords:
transgender children, gender identity, human diversity, counselling, school
de Toro, X. (2015). Transgender children: born in the wrong body or in the wrong society?. Revista Punto Género, (5), Pág. 109–128. https://doi.org/10.5354/2735-7473.2015.37666
