Sky is 7 years old and was raised as a male and has been dressed and treated as a male his entire life. However, Sky is starting to realize that he does not really feel like he is a boy and has been asking his parents to buy him "girl clothes" and let him grow his hair out. His parents are confused and Sky begins to feel distressed about his gender label. Sky is likely experiencing ______.
A) gender dysphoria
B) gender identity misunderstanding
C) gender flexibility
D) gender constancy

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Sky is likely experiencing gender dysphoria, which is a feeling of distress or discomfort caused by a discrepancy between a person's gender identity and their sex assigned at birth. This is characterized by a significant incongruence between the gender that an individual feels themselves to be and the gender that has been assigned to them.

Sky Is 7 Years Old and Was Raised as a Male