K
ira at LGBT Youth Scotland explained where the colour stereotypes come from:
Having different coloured clothes for boys and girls is thought to be something that developed in the 1940s during what was known as the “baby boom” after the Great Depression. Before this it was common for colours to be matched by hair or eye colour – blue for blondes and pink for brunettes- rather than gender. Pastel colours like blue, pink and yellow were popular and soon mass clothing was manufactured in just two colours and these stereotypes we have now have developed.”
Transgender? Transsexual? What does it mean?
All people are born as girls or boys, but some just don’t feel right in the body that they’re in, they identify themselves as the opposite gender. So, some people feeling this way change gender. Some people dress differently, in clothes more associated with the gender that they want to be, this is called 'transgender'. However, others still feel uncomfortable in their own skin and want to change sex. People that feel this way, might get surgery done are often called transsexual.
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