What Mama Did, It Was Against The Law

To paraphrase Simon and Garfunkel “Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard”

I think more states are seeing it this way…

Judges can overrule parents on treatment for transgender children, Arizona Supreme Court rules
Arizona Republic
By Maria Polletta
April 26, 2019

Arizona judges can require parents to provide counseling, therapy and other expert help to children who may be transgender, even if one parent doesn't support treatment, the state's highest court ruled Thursday.

But the courts can only intervene when a child would be "at risk for physical danger or significantly impaired emotionally" without access to those services — a higher standard than the "best interest" test often used in family-court cases.

The unanimous ruling partially overturns an April 2018 Appeals Court decision that highlighted the challenges of mediating battles between parents who differ on how to handle kids exploring their gender identities.
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“This is an important decision that will provide family courts with more guidance about when to issue orders limiting (the authority of a parent who has legal custody) and about the need to tailor such orders carefully," said attorney Taylor Young, who argued the case before the Supreme Court.

I have heard that Connecticut Department of Children and Family are also ruling on behalf of trans children that it is child abuse by not letting their child transition.

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This afternoon I am at a fundraiser for GLAD. Here in Connecticut GLAD has been a driving force behind much of the LGBTQ+ legislation here in Connecticut.

Fourth from the left is Jennifer Levi from GLAD
This was taken the night that the non-discrimination bill
passed in the Senate.