By Jamie Carter, Queer Youth Advisory Board Member
Today, on ABC’s Good Morning America, a story ran which highlighted the increasing number of boys who have entered into beauty pageants over the past five years. This year 10% of contestants who entered into beauty pageants were male, up from 5% just five years ago. As this number increases, some are expressing concerns that allowing boys to participate will alter the gender identity or gender expression of children, or even cause them to be gay or bisexual.
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