Afghan girls raised as boys.

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Who can blame any girl wanting the freedom of boys, especially in the worst country in the world to be born female, according to the UN. However, there can be a sting in the tale, as soon as they begin developing as female adults, they're expected to revert to their biological sex and begin acting like normal females, have children and so on. Read the article:

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/sep/22/girls-bo...

While one can applaud the efforts of families to buck the system in such a barbaric and backward country, doesn't the deliberate messing with a girl's head for her grow up as a boy then be messed with again as she matures physically, count as cruelty against women of some of the most invidious sort? See what you think.

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They ran...

They ran a story on that on NPR (National Public Radio) over the weekend... By one who investigated a lot of it...

Fascinating story. And, the prevalence is amazing, considering what most are forced to do once they reach puberty.

Annette