many of you need to check out the "born this way" blog. As someone who is working on a masters in psych (which by no means makes me "right," just informed), the fact that this kid can identify at such a young age that he wants to be a girl is only going to make things easier. The problems REALLY come in when you have kids born with genital malformations and the parents "decide" what gender the kid should be. This kid is clearly a girl born in a boys body. I've worked with kids like this with straight parents, gay parents, single male parents, single female parents, from foster homes, etc... and you are amazed at what you are dealing with. It's not a case of "oh, this kid wants to be a girl," its, "holy shit, this is a girl thru and thru...effeminate features, lack of 8 year old boy aggression and hyperactivity, interested in all things female, talks like a female...etc..."
...and if you really want to get "cold and hard" about it. Just google the digit ratio theory regarding exposure to testosterone in the womb.
I'll admit to not liking certain racial groups due to their tendencies toward chaos, violence, and destruction, but people who have a problem with gays, transgendered, people, etc... you're only coming off like an idiot.