I am wondering if, maybe, the parents are just letting the kid's true nature come out. In other words, could gender identity be something that runs along the lines of left-handed vs right-handed? I remember in the old days when parents would bind a kid's left arm to prevent them from writing left-handed.
I don't think years and years of counseling or therapy is going to make much of a difference in this instance. Just my two cents.
If it is innate, then a kid is setting himself/herself up for being a target of bullying.
