Posted: November 16th, 2022

Six-year-old Antonia

Six-year-old Antonia is a transgender boy. His parents reports that he was born a girl. However, at 4 years old he climbed up on the kitchen counter during family dinner and screamed“ I am so angry at both of you for making me a girl, I should have been a boy”. Tony`s teachers noticed that at school he freezes up when asked to use pink scissors or when asked to line up with the Discuss the approaches to gender identity or expression that are corrective, supportive, or affirming.
girls for physical education. Additionally, Tony becomes easily upset and withdrawn when asked to join girls for school activities. Recently his teachers noticed that he learned better when his name was pronounced as Tony with male pronouns. His parents are concerned about his puberty and his gender issues.
Discuss the strategies of the corrective, supportive or affirming approaches to gender identity or expression.