A transgender man named Sav Buter also revealed the controversial decision not to reveal the gender of his newborn baby. It was deliberately hidden so that people did not have expectations of how children should behave according to their gender.
Sav Butler is a transgender woman who recently gave birth to her second child. The man who has transformed since the age of 18 has had difficulties growing up with confusion about his gender. Because of that, he didn't want his future son to feel the same way. Sav will allow his baby to determine their own gender.
"I don't want my children to look back on their childhood and feel the pain that many transgender people go through and can understand. My journey as a transgender has really affected me as a parent," she said, citing the Mirror.
"I confessed (transgender) when I moved (from home) at 18 but I found out I was transgender when I was five because I didn't feel comfortable with my own body. I shortened my name and started hormone therapy and I will return to therapy after giving birth, " he continued.
Sav certainly knew that the decision was highly controversial and drew criticism. However, the 20-year-old seems to be sticking with it.
"Gender is not the same as gender and I get annoyed because people are always asking what the baby's gender is but babies don't have a gender identity yet, all they do is pee, eat, sleep. People want to know what's in their diaper and that's not terminology. right," he said.
"When I refuse to answer a baby's gender, usually people are confused or angry. They say it's not a decision I can make for a baby which is certainly hypercritical because the baby's gender is assumed every day," she said.