Read a Salon article about a female-identifying boy who just wants to choose her own name.
An excerpt: "She'd respond, "Ariel, Cinderella, Belle!" all Disney princess names. No way was my child being named after a Disney princess or a pop star like Britney Spears or Hannah Montana.
Some trans kids end up with names that could be for girls or boys. This can make it easier on the parents who may hold a last vestige of hope that it will be only a passing phase. The problem is that as your child becomes an adult she may still look androgynous, which is fine for some, if they are merely gender variant. But a truly transgender person with a unisex name might ever be inviting the question, "Are you a man or a woman?"
Others let their kids choose entirely -- let them claim their right to be who they want. I get it, but it just wasn't working for me. Parents name their children (or at least have veto power)."
The bold parts I disagree with. A child's gender identity may be confusing, but should certainly not be 'vetoed' or thought of wishfully as a 'passing phase.'
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