I’m proud that you know who you are

According to his father, at 18 months he already gave indications that he did not want to be a girl and that hated everything feminine. The family believed they had gender dysphoria, a feeling of discomfort or distress experienced by people whose gender identity differs from the sex assigned at birth.

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“I’m not a girl, I think I’m a boy”said the little boy who, among other things, hated to tie his hair and wear dresses and shoes. Stubbings told the Daily Mail the boy told them he didn’t feel like a girl, but like a boy. They immediately accepted Stormy’s decision, the name he chose, although they were also worried because not everyone around him respected him and even a lot of people insisted on seeing him as a girl.

Faced with this conflict, Stubbings wrote a letter he shared via LinkedIn that caused a stir. “He’s one of my kids, a bright, happy boy who loves his life,” Stubbings wrote. “I’m so proud that he knows who he is and that he doesn’t feel haunted by social norms and prejudices. We can all learn something from this little boy and I do it every day. Everyone is different, ”he added.

“Accepting people for who they are is the only way to encourage innovation, to grow and to benefit from the best in everyone”, he concludes. Her father said new challenges will come soon for Stormy, who is now four years old, as the school year begins in September and they fear there are issues with using the bathrooms or changing rooms. .

Authorities forced the family to register Stormy with your old name. His parents visited a clinic to reassign the gender, but the medical team suggested waiting until the boy was 10 or started puberty.