[Greyson]

Dance, I too have pretty much the typical story of being so uncomfortable in the way I was forced to dress and the behaviour that was assigned to me because "You are a girl."

In retrospect, I think maybe my childhood would have been easier if someone would have reinforced the idea that many girls like to dress masculine and prefer to do and play with things that society says are for boys. Show your grandchild examples of femaled bodied people that dress and act masculine. Butches and Transmen are "gender outlaws." We do not conform to the "norm."

Your grandchild may or may not be Trans. All little girls that present and act masculine are not Trans. I do wonder if some children believe themselves to be the opposite sex because there is no positive reinforcement or examples of love and acceptance of people who are different.

If your grandchild is Trans nothing will change that. Forced gender expression or homophobic and transphobic ideas will only serve to eat away at the self esteem and happiness of the child.