Trans Child Case Update
Originally published at Cheryl's Mewsings. Please leave any comments there.
The more I hear about this case, the more unhappy I get. Susie Green of Mermaids has posted a comment to a tabloid newspaper today. I don’t want to link to them, but she has copied it to Facebook. You may need a Facebook login to read that. In case you can’t here are some key points.
Two independent gender specialists have attested that the child’s gender issues are real and are not being encouraged by the mother. This is not mentioned in the judgement, in which the judge appears to blame the mother for the child being trans.
A claim that the mother is a drug user is included in the judgement, despite the fact that it is anonymous and has not been substantiated.
The judge has banned the mother from defending herself against any of the charges made against her.
The Tavistock gender clinic, which has been treating the child, was not consulted for an opinion on the case.
Susie says, “The Mum was subjected to multiple malicious anonymous referrals to social services.” This is a common experience for parents of trans children. The judge appears to have taken all of these complaints as valid and reasonable.
Susie says that meetings were called by the school and GP to discuss the child’s welfare, without the knowledge of the mother. The clear implication being that both school and GP were treating the mother as a danger to the child. But it is only the mother whom the judge criticizes for being uncooperative.
There was no careful handover of care - the child was taken from their mother in a raid in the middle of the night and taken to live with a father they had not seen for 3 years.
Susie says, “This child consistently and repeatedly asserted that she was a girl.” This is not included in the judgement, but a single claim by a teacher that the child claimed to be a boy is included.
There appears to be something very underhand going on here, and sadly I believe that the same tactics will now be used against other parents of trans children, and against anyone in schools and social services who tries to help them. Please sign the petition.