play female figures (e.g., play ing “mother”) and often are intensely interested in female
fantasy figures. Traditional feminine activities, stereotypical games, and pastimes (e.g.,
“playing house”; drawing feminine pictures; watc hing television or videos of favorite fe-
male characters) are most often preferred. Stereotypical female-type dolls (e.g., Barbie) are
often favorite toys, and girls are their prefer red playmates. They avoid rough-and-tumble
play and competitive sports and have little inte rest in stereotypically masculine toys (e.g.,
cars, trucks). Some may pretend not to have a penis and insist on sitting to urinate. More