![]() ![]() ![]() But Davis maintains that there is no need to assume this. Now in the USA there is greater regimentation of gender roles for boys and girls than there was a few decades ago, so there is more assumption that a child who does not conform to their expected gender identity must in fact be a different gender. One of the main underlying points of Tomboy is that back in the 1970s and 1980s, there was less division between gender roles of boys and girls, and it was very common for girls to be tomboys, at least before puberty. Davis is happy to acknowledge that some tomboys may come to identify as males, but she is clear that not all do. There is some discussion of the relationship between tomboys and trans kids. It is rather an exploration and celebration of the idea of the tomboy in modern culture. But it is a calm and moderate book, with no major axe to grind. Davis’s new book, Tomboy, continues that debate. ![]() The piece got over 1500 comments, generating considerable attention. Her main point was that she was proud that her daughter was thinking for herself and being herself, and she rejected suggestions from others that her daughter might in fact be a boy. Her daughter, 7 years old at the time, rejected girly clothes and stereotypical girl behavior, and was sometimes mistaken by others for a boy. , Lisa Selin Davis wrote about her daughter, who was 7 at the time. In a 2017 New York Times opinion piece My Daughter Is Not Transgender. ![]()
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