Photographer documents gender nonconforming camp in 'You are You'

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I'm seeing a few of these boys with bruises & other boo-boos on their knees, legs, arms, & elbows. These are common injuries boys get doing boy things. You don't usually see these kind of bruises & scabs on most girls (except tomboys & peppermint patty), & boys who feel that they are girl.

It appears a  few of these kids just wanted to play dress-up, or are encouraged to do so by their mom, sister, or somebody. A boy with gender problems will be seen playing with dolls or other girls toys, not climbing trees or boulders twice their size, playing around with toy trucks, or rolling around in the dirt & mud with the other boys.

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[transboy]

Thanks Betty! Great job.

Im so glad there are camps like this and thanks to photographer Lindsay Morris for helping to make more people aware of gender nonconforming.

[Angela M...]

Hey betty, great pictures but your statement in reply #21 would be a little incorrect when it came to me and you also perhaps. I often had scrapes and cuts and bruises on my arms and legs from trying to fit in with the boys all the time at my fathers insistance or like you climbing around old buildings looking for places to be alone. Some of these boys may have just wanted to play dressup while in the company of other like minded boys so as not to stand out too much. I would have jumped at the chance for something like this and bet you would too. All the boys look cute in their pretty clothes and seem to be having fun . Thanks again.

[alison]

I saw this on the time magazine website.

http://time.com/3743987/gender-creative-kids/

http://www.lindsaycmorris.com/you-are-you