For years, those older buildings were considered "nonconforming" to the cities' ordinances. Creative lifestyles are characterized by nonconforming attitudes and behaviors as well as flexibility. Erlick describes herself as gender nonconforming. The later phases saw the Penal Laws punish Roman Catholic and nonconforming Protestants. Gender nonconforming children will often prefer opposite-sex playmates and activities. Mermaids was founded in 1995 by a group of parents of gender nonconforming children. Other critics denounced it as "nonconforming" and decried it as "Antipasto on the Potomac". Studies have also been conducted about adults' attitudes towards nonconforming children. If the cell is nonconforming then "TAT" is left unchanged. Scholars believe that freak shows contributed significantly to the way American culture views nonconforming bodies. In 2013, TNET was replaced by the Transgender and Gender Nonconforming (TGNC) Advisory Council.