My son is 13 and loved wearing make up and girls clothes he even had a hoover, a pram, and a toy kitchen. He learned all the Hannah Montana dances and all his mates where girls. He is straight.

There are also an increased number of boys using women's cosmetics such as lipstick. The times are changing. We have an open mind toward boys being girly.

The problem i had most were adults not children. My son was OBSESSED with Beauty and the Beast, he wanted to be Belle, he dressed up as Belle and loved loved loved anything to do with princesses. We ...

But men wearing makeup has been recorded as far back as Ancient Egypt. My young daughters, 4 and 6, are starting to ask tough questions about what gender means and looks like. Can boys wear makeup?

Consider these five everyday ways that boys are taught first not to look like girls, not to be like girls, not to do “girly” things, and then, ultimately, to lose the ability to feel compassion.

When you teach your boy to freely show his emotions, you also have to prepare him to deal with people's reactions. He may have to hear terms like “girly” and may face bullying if the friend ...