He, She, or It? Keeping Baby's Gender a Secret

Kathy Witterick and her husband David Stocker have decided to keep the gender of their new baby, Storm, a secret. The only people who know Storm's gender are of course the parents, the midwives who delivered Storm, a close family friend, and the couples two sons, Jazz (5) and Kio (2). This decision is based off of a book the couple found in the library and the idea that keeping Storm's gender a secret is about giving their children freedom. Stocker told the paper “What we noticed is that parents make so many choices for their children. It’s obnoxious.” Of course their decision has striked up major controversy and Storm's parents have been accused of being irresponsible, confusing to their children, and putting Storm in a place where he may encounter "future damage." Another couple in Sweden decided not to disclose the gender of their baby Pop. There haven't been any recent stories about Pop and no one seems to know the gender yet!
http://moms.today.com/_news/2011/05/25/6715267-he-she-or-it-family-keeps-babys-gender-a-secret?GT1=43001

First off, I was very surprised that the other kid pictured with storm is his brother! Jazz looks very much like a girl, he has hair just like I used to have! I understand the parents' idea that sometimes gender identity may cuase some people from hiding their true colors. However, I see more problems to this than benefits. For one, their newborn child I'm sure won't know if they're a boy or a girl. Also, are they every going to reveal Storm's gender? It may only confuse Storm. And which bathroom will he go into in kindergarten? Whichever one s/he feels like? It also makes me wonder if Jazz, the older of the two other children, understands why Storm's gender is being kept a secret from the rest of the world. I feel that in our ever-changing society, instances such as this are going to become a lot more common. Guess they're just going to have to make a new sign in multiple colors or neutral colors saying: "Welcome New Baby!"


 Baby Storm (in red) and brother Jazz