We're talking about a five year old child in Grade one, if anything, this all boils down to parenting and not a matter of discrimination.
Little first grader Coy Mathis, who attends elementary school in Colorado, reportedly "wants" to use the female bathroom like every other girl in her school. So what's the problem you ask? Well, Coy is not a girl. She may look like a girl, she wears dresses and has long dyed pink hair, but she was born with male genitals and is actually a boy.
While the school allowed "her" to use the female rest room initially, they say the rules are changing and it won't be permitted after the winter break. Instead Coy will have to use the male bathroom or the nurses rest room. Coy's parents are upset, saying by forcing their child to use a different bathroom, the school is "targeting her for stigma, bullying and harassment..." Hmmm....
You tell me, what five year old thinks of gender or what bathroom they're using? A five year old does and acts through what they learn. How could they possibly know about sexual orientation or gender preference at such a young age? Are we REALLY talking about parents who wished for a girl? Aren't they really the ones who are pushing for this? You have to wonder why they started dressing their young son in dresses and dying his hair pink in the first place. He may have delicate features but that by no means determines his outcome later in life. If you ask me, that should be HIS choice, if and when, he ever questions himself.
I grew up with four brothers. I loved to do everything they did. I hunted, I fished, I climbed trees and played with trucks. You wouldn't find a barbie or doll in my room. I wanted to be just like the boys. I wore my brother's hand me downs and I was about as "tom boy" as you could get. Does that mean I wish I was a man today? For sure not. It was a childhood phase, but can you imagine what would have happened if my parents read into that and encouraged it? Wow. They recognized it for what it was and let it be, knowing I would grow out of it.
I can't for one second believe this is a transgender issue as some are suggesting. This is a five year old child and I can't help but think her parents are setting her on the wrong path to growing into the confident person she needs to be.
