A federal judge on Dec. 22 ruled against California policies that prevent parents from learning when their children switch genders.
U.S. District Court Judge Roger T. Benitez entered a permanent injunction that bars officials from enforcing the policies.
“The State’s desire to protect vulnerable children from harassment and discrimination is laudable,” Benitez wrote in a 52-page decision.
But, he said, “the parental exclusion policies create a trifecta of harm: they harm the child who needs parental guidance and possibly mental health intervention to determine if the incongruence is organic or whether it is the result of bullying, peer pressure, or a fleeting impulse.”…