RantRave.com – Written by Rudi Stettner
A pair of Swedish parents have made an unprecedented decision in raising their child. They have decided to keep the child’s gender a secret, giving it the name “Pop” which in Swedish is apparently an androgynous name. The Local, a Swedish news digest reports as follows.
In an interview with newspaper Svenska Dagbladet in March, the parents were quoted saying their decision was rooted in the feminist philosophy that gender is a social construction.
“We want Pop to grow up more freely and avoid being forced into a specific gender mould from the outset,” Pop’s mother said. “It’s cruel to bring a child into the world with a blue or pink stamp on their forehead.” Reimer’s accounts of therapy