A California decide dealt a devastating blow to a Texas father in his years-long combat to cease his ex-wife from permitting their pre-teen son, who identifies as a lady named “Luna,” to obtain gender-affirming care.
Father of two Jeff Youthful, 59, introduced on X that he “misplaced all parental rights” over his twin sons after Los Angeles Superior Courtroom Decide Mark Juhas granted his estranged pediatrician ex-wife Anne Georgulas the authority to “castrate” his 12-year-old son James.
“I misplaced all parental rights to my sons. Goodbye, boys. Maybe, we’ll meet when you’re adults. California Decide Juhas gave my ex-wife authority to castrate my son, James.” Youthful wrote, referring to a therapy often known as chemical castration.
Chemical castration includes using puberty-blocking medication to cease intercourse hormone manufacturing. In contrast to surgical castration, chemical castration doesn’t take away organs. Whereas the Division of Well being and Human Providers claims this observe is reversible, the long-term sexual uncomfortable side effects are unknown. Research have additionally reported signs resembling lack of bone density.
“Let my story be a cautionary one for younger males. Fathers haven’t any rights to their kids,” the dad added.
The lengthy authorized battle between Youthful and Georgulas made headlines in 2018, when she sought a restraining order towards Youthful to dam him from coming into the twins’ faculty or telling different dad and mom or college students “that the gender of Luna is totally different than a lady named Luna,” the Washington Put up reported on the time.
Georgulas insisted James, who was 6 on the time, recognized as feminine and wished to put on attire and be referred to as “Luna” as a substitute.
Youthful, nonetheless, stated that his son behaved like a boy once they had been collectively — and that the gender confusion was as a result of his mom’s affect.
Texas courts initially granted each dad and mom joint custody in 2019, nonetheless, Georgulas received sole custody of their twin kids in 2021 — with the caveat that she should search Youthful’s consent for medical procedures associated to James’ gender dysphoria, The Texan reported.
That every one modified in 2022, when Georgulas relocated with James and his twin brother Jude to California to benefit from the state’s “trans sanctuary” legislation that enables dad and mom to pursue gender-affirming care for his or her transgender baby with out authorized interference from different states.
Youthful petitioned the Texas Supreme Courtroom to have his sons returned to Texas earlier than California’s legislation went into impact, however the courtroom denied his request.
Youthful’s case has progressed within the throes of a nationwide tradition struggle over gender-affirming look after minors.
As of this yr, 25 states have banned medical remedies on kids who establish as transgender, and a problem to a type of states heads to the Supreme Courtroom subsequent month.
President-elect Donald Trump vowed to take motion on the difficulty at a marketing campaign occasion in August, telling the gang: “On Day 1, I’ll signal an govt order instructing each federal company to stop the promotion of intercourse or gender transition at any age.
“They’re not going to do it anymore.”
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