If the child was merely playing dress ups at home, is one issue; but if he was identifying with his women carers or was diliberately being dressed as a girl is disturbing.

I'm with Sonogloin and Philo on this post Lexi and we take political correctness too far when we let parents of any colour introduce gender politics to the life of a child.

A blatant attempt by these people may have occurred to enforce their political view of the world upon a child.
Exactly what you would wish a parent not to do and exactly why there are people out here whom continue to have discomfort with same sex sex couples and child rearing.

Is this really about introducing from an early age, the concept of sexual preference in order that the same sex sex community promote growth in it's community and legitimacy and not about the child ?.

If I may offer an uncomfortable anecdote, I have a relative who's mother a lesbian, who has been telling him since he was old enough too talk, that he was different. She did not encourage his development in sport or any competitive or interactive activities or allow him to interact with other boys in his childhood. The result today is a young man confused about his identity, sheltered and generally finding it difficult to live in the mainstream. Although the persona he has developed to please his mother is one he doesn't necessarily pull off that well, it continues to leave him vulnerable and lacking experience socially.

I have genuine fears for his future even though he has experienced a typical family life since the formative and young years that his mother controlled. I think she used to dress him up as well and have him parade himself up and down in front of the mirror.

"just because this couple is gay, does not mean they are free from scrutiny, especially where children are involved". I agree with this sentiment.

Dear thinker 2,

Of course this couple or any couple for that matter should
not be free from scrutiny when it comes to the welfare of
children. However we don't know all the facts yet and as I
stated earlier until I do I shall reserve my judgement.

NSB, thank you.

Lots of assumptions being made here without knowing the full story. Perhaps the boy wanted to dress up in girl's clothes. Is there any evidence the child was forced to dress in girls clothing.

One of our friends boys did this from the age of 3 (much to his father's ire), he used to love wearing girly headbands and ribbons in his hair.

There are homosexual men now becoming parents using a surrogacy program in India.

Child services is obviously investigating so let them do their job then the facts rather than wild assertions will be known.

Just an observation; people are more outraged by a boy playing dress-ups in female clothing than vice versa.

My niece once thought the pinnacle of hilarity was clumping around in her dad's work boots. She is now 12 and not showing any signs of becoming a lesbian. However, no one would be concerned other than the possibility of being discriminated against if she did turn out to be gay. Which, judging from some of the posters here IS a very real concern.