This legal case sounds a lot like an episode of ER a few years ago. The parents of two children are fighting over custody. The mother currently has both of them, but one of them is transgender. The transgender one is genetically male, but has a gender identity of female. The mother is supportive, but the father isn't.
The problem now stems from the fact the father wants custody. In the area they live, being able to get custody because the mother lets his son wear a dress is almost a slam dunk. From reading over the article, too many personal opinions were thrown into the judgement.
It's too bad, really. Shouldn't the child get a chance to be part of the decision...more so than some close minded judge who doesn't understand GID?
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Hiya.....
I met Christine and her mother at Southern Comfort a couple of years ago. I found out about Christine when I asked "Who is that little girl with?"
Her mom as absolutely convinced of her daughter's identity, and frankly, so was I.....
In this case, the only person who can possibly understand the gender identity of the child is the child herself. No one has the right to tell any of us what our gender is, no one. This child seems to be developing just fine, seems very happy and has the support of what sounds like a loving mother. I see nothing but trouble ahead for this child as clearly this father is going to stop at nothing in keeping his child securely in boy mode. What a shame.
Why wouldn't the court appoint a guardian ad litem in such an exceptional situation?
It seems to me that by merely appointing "experts" to assist in his judgment, the judge implied that the child had no interests of her own to represent.
My understanding is that the judge in the case wouldn't allow expert testimony on the subject.
Children, especially those gendered boys, are trapped, becuase our society refuses to recognize this issue.
Had the judge been competent and willing to admit expert testimony (uncommon but not entirely out of the question in custodial cases such as this one), they might have had a different perspective.
As it is now, unless the mother can obtain additional legal aid in funding and pursuing an appeal of this decision, this poor girl will have to suffer through a hell I wouldn't wish on anyone.
Especially my worst enemy.
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