Understanding Gender

Aram is keenly aware of gender---He vs She. And has been since a VERY young age. First, partly due to his brother making sure that adults knew he was a brother not a sister. Later, one of his first statements of "Hey I am a HE not a SHE!" It is a confusion by adults from the hair and the fact that Aram loves to wear his pink Nike high tops (a pass-me-down from one of his girlfriends). He gets a little shy when younger kids get confused but for the most part he speaks up for himself. Recently while on a hike, a passing adult tried to tell him he was not a dude. Here was his response..