A doctor helps children change their gender

I know it is a childrens hospital (lol. I would hope I knew that since I am a patient there) but I do not see why they mention infants. How can infants be sexually confused. I just learned in psychology class that kids don't understand they are a boy/girl and will stay that until they are 5 or 6.

When they talk about infants/babies I believe it is in relation to those born with one of the genetic disorders that cause ambiguous gender - as in the child is born with characteristics of both genders, an incomplete hermaphrodite. Often these children are assigned a gender at infancy/birth by their parents and the associated doctors. Or at least they have in the past.

Due to being so young when this decision has been made for them a number of these children grow up feeling that they are living in the body of the wrong gender. After having known somebody like this personally I believe that allowing them to have developed and identified with a gender before any surgery was attempted would have been of benefit.

I took Leslie's advice to heart and did a little reading...and found this. A mother's account of raising a transgendered child. Heartbreaking and poignant, it lends a whole new perspective to this issue for those of you who believe that a having a transgendered child equates to a raising a little girl being a tomboy. Not all things are so absolute, so black and white. Please read the following:
http://www.transkidspurplerainbow.com/pdf/nurtuting.pdf