"Tomgirl", a documentary about a gender-fluid boy named Jake

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"Tomgirl", a documentary about a gender-fluid boy named Jake

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You may find this interesting... http://www.tomgirlmovie.com/ among other things, he likes to wear skirts sometimes (typically paired with rainbow leggings). Neither he, nor his parents, see it as being "girly".....Jake is just....Jake.
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Cool. I could see the brief trailer, wonder how/where i can find the film itself?
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Anthony, a denim miniskirt wearer in Outback Australia
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Excellent. They are just letting him express himself, do the things he likes to do, etc. Two observations:

No other children in the film. It makes him look like a complete loner, which is unfortunate.

Swap boy for girl, "girl's clothes" for "boy's clothes", and "girl's things" for "boy's things", and you would not have a short film, just everyday life as lived by bazillions of perfectly normal girls. It's time society let boys out of their little box.
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skirtyscot wrote:Excellent. They are just letting him express himself, do the things he likes to do, etc. Two observations:

No other children in the film. It makes him look like a complete loner, which is unfortunate.

Swap boy for girl, "girl's clothes" for "boy's clothes", and "girl's things" for "boy's things", and you would not have a short film, just everyday life as lived by bazillions of perfectly normal girls. It's time society let boys out of their little box.
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Thanks!
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I'm envious.
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The child apperar to be happy well adjusted and with cool parents. I hope he is never forced by his peer group or others to change. Pity more kids cannot have the freedom he has to be himself.
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