Follow-Up… We Won!

I have been following (here) a case in Cincinnati where a trans woman has applied to have her grandparents appointed as her guardians because her parents will allow her to get Cross-sex Hormone Treatment (CHT).

Judge paves way for transgender teen to get hormone therapy at Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Cincinnati.com
By Kevin Grasha,
February 16, 2018

A Hamilton County judge has paved the way for a 17-year-old who wants to transition in gender to undergo hormone therapy. The case pitted the teen against his parents.

Sylvia Hendon, a visiting Juvenile Court judge, issued a ruling Friday granting legal custody to the teen’s grandparents, who according to a prosecutor "accept their grandson for who he is."

But the ruling comes with conditions.

Hendon said before hormone therapy can begin at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, the teen must be evaluated by a psychologist not affiliated with the hospital.

I don’t think that will be a problem as long as the therapist has worked with trans clients.

It must have been a hard decision for the judge to make, to take away custody from the parents.

Hendon said it was understandable that the teen’s parents “were legitimately surprised and confused when the child’s anxiety and depression symptoms became the basis for the diagnosis of gender dysphoria.”

She also said it was unfortunate the case had to be resolved in the courts.

“The family would have been best served if this could have been settled within the family after all parties had ample exposure to the reality of the fact that the child truly may be gender nonconforming and has a legitimate right to pursue life with a different gender identity than the one assigned at birth," she said.

She is right that it is best to keep the guardianship with the parents but unfortunately the parents are deeply religious and they forced her to listen to Bible verses for six hours and the father wanted her to go through conversion therapy.

I have heard rumors that in Connecticut the Department of Families (DCF) has taken the stance that not letting a child transition is a form of child abuse.