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[Shorty2U]

I recorded the awards last night and watched it late night. That was a cool moment with her children. Her speech and message to kids was spot on also.

[SuiGeneris]

On 3/29/2015 Ford1224 said:

On 3/29/2015 lacey1 said:

I've lost track of her kids, but the boy sure looks like Brad!

She's a girl.

I was wondering why Shiloh was dressed as a boy, and found this December 2014 article online:

Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt Support Shiloh's Wish To Be Called "John"

Angelina Jolie's entire family recently stepped out on the red carpet to support their mother's new movie, Unbroken. The couple's oldest biological child [Shiloh], who was assigned female at birth, joined brothers Maddox and Pax wearing sharp suits and short haircuts.

Pitt and Jolie have been fairly open over the years about Shiloh's interest in all things considered masculine. In an interview with Oprah in 2008, Brad Pitt discussed how Shiloh wanted to be called John.

The eight-year-old's family fully supports their decision to self-identify — from an affinity for suits and ties to shorter hair to the name change. (Editor's Note: We have followed the Advocate's lead, and referred to John Jolie-Pitt as "they" as a gender-neutral pronoun to respect John's decision, whatever gender they may end up being.)

Jolie told Vanity Fair in a 2010 interview that John has been exploring their identity since the age of three. "She wants to be a boy," Jolie said. "So we had to cut her hair. She likes to wear boys’ everything. She thinks she’s one of the brothers."

The Telegraph used the Pitt-Jolie story as an opportunity to educate adults on how to handle a child's cross-gender explorations. It's easy to dismiss a child's tendency to gravitate toward toys and clothing generally assigned to its opposite gender as a phase.

The Telegraph spoke with clinical psychologist Linda Blair who advised parents to not jump to the conclusion their child is trans*. "It’s normal [for children with older siblings] to want to copy them and be like them," Blair explained. The healthiest and most respectful action a parent can take is to follow the Jolie-Pitt's example and allow their child to go through a normal human experience exploring their own identity at their own pace and on their own term.

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Has this been mentioned on this bulletin board previously?

Or, should this have been posted on the "Gender Roles" thread?

[SuiGeneris]

This was the picture accompanying the article above:

[scotttie]

The article in #11 says ""assigned female at birth"" ... I've not heard that wording before. Was the gender ambiguous? Just curious.

[SuiGeneris]

On 3/29/2015 beammeupscottie said:

The article in #11 says "assigned female at birth" ... I've not heard that wording before. Was the gender ambiguous? Just curious.

No, not ambiguous. That's why I underlined it. It's "transgender speak."

[scotttie]

On 3/29/2015 SuiGeneris said:

On 3/29/2015 beammeupscottie said:

The article in #11 says "assigned female at birth" ... I've not heard that wording before. Was the gender ambiguous? Just curious.

No, not ambiguous. That's why I underlined it. It's "transgender speak."

Oh. Okay. Thank you.

Beautiful child.

[Lucibee]

Beautiful pictures.