Protect kids from transphobic hatred

They are just kids. For most kids, their anatomy matches how they feel, but for some it is not that way. The adherence to a binary male/female dichotomy is not accurate. Chromosomes differ, genes go their own way, hormones have different results in different kids. A child is born. Unpredictability is a predictable outcome. No two of us is the same. Some of us are ­transgender.

So, at age 3, 4 and 5, personality emerges. This is the child you have. To understand this person, you need to observe and listen. If this child has a gender identity that surprises you, think twice before you act. Take...