Thank you Vanity Fair for your August 2010 article with Angelina Jolie where she talked about her child’s gender non-conforming behavior. Bravo!

“She likes to dress like a boy. She wants to be a boy. So we had to cut her hair. She likes to wear boys’ everything. She thinks she’s one of the brothers.” Jolie was quoted as saying. Perhaps because an international mega-star like Jolie has said it people across America will think twice before judging other children like Shiloh.

Isn’t that what it takes sometimes? A popular tv show or a celebrity to validate everyday life. I think lots of folks subconsciously rely on prime time and magazines to provide cues on how to think, what to wear and of course, what to buy. When in fact, life is just fine no matter how you look at it.

Nevertheless, I am enormously grateful that Jolie responded honestly about the questions regarding her child’s clothes. I hope that it opens doors of thought for people across the planet. It definitely made me smile.