A California judge has spent years blocking a Texas father from allowing his ex-wife to receive gender-affirming care for their pre-teen son, who identifies as a girl named “Luna.” Delivered a devastating blow in the war that had been going on since.
Jeff Younger, 59, father of two announced on x He “lost all parental rights” over his twin sons after Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mark Juhas granted his estranged pediatrician ex-wife Anne Georgulas the right to “castrate” their 12-year-old son James “.
“I lost all parental rights to my sons. Goodbye boys. Perhaps, we will meet when you become adults. California Judge Juhasz gave my ex-wife the right to castrate my son, James. Younger wrote, referring to a treatment called chemical castration.
Chemical castration involves the use of puberty-blocking drugs to stop sex hormone production. Unlike surgical castration, chemical castration does not involve removal of organs. While the Department of Health and Human Services claims that this practice is reversible, Long-term sexual side effects are unknown. Such symptoms have also been reported in studies loss of bone density,
“My story should be a cautionary tale for young men. A father has no right over his children,” the father said.
The long legal battle between Younger and Georgulas made headlines in 2018, when she sought a restraining order against Younger to prevent him from entering the twins’ school or telling other parents or students That “Luna’s gender is different from that of a girl named Luna.” , The Washington Post reported at the time.
Georgulas insisted James, who was 6 at the time, identify as female and wanted to dress up and be called “Luna” instead.
However, Younger said that his son behaved like a boy when they were together – and that the gender confusion was due to his mother’s influence.
Texas courts Joint custody was initially awarded to both parents in 2019However, Georgulas won sole custody of her twins in 2021 — with the caveat that she would have to get the younger’s consent for medical procedures related to James’s gender dysphoria. texan reported,
That all changed in 2022, when Georgulas relocated to California with James and his twin brother Jude To take advantage of the state’s “trans sanctuary” law It allows parents to seek gender-affirming care for their transgender child without legal interference from other states.
Small Petition filed in Texas Supreme Court His sons returned to Texas before California’s law went into effect, but the court denied their request.
Younger’s case comes amid a national culture war over gender-affirming care for minors.
As of this year, 25 states have banned medical treatment of children who identify as transgender, and one of those states will challenge it in the Supreme Court next month.
President-elect Donald Trump vowed to take action on the issue at a campaign event in August, telling the crowd: “On day one, I will sign an executive order prohibiting every federal agency from promoting sex or gender reassignment at any age.” Instructions will be given to stop giving.” ,
“They won’t do that anymore.”
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