MA Takes Child From Family for Refusing to Affirm Their Daughter as a Boy: MA US Senate Nominee/Former Fed. Prosecutor/Marine Veteran John Deaton Available to Discuss
Massachusetts Family Disputes State Custody in Gender-Affirmation Case
A Massachusetts family is challenging the state’s custody of its teenager in a case involving disagreement over the child’s gender identity and medical treatment.
The parents allege their child was placed in state custody after they declined, on religious grounds, to affirm the teenager as a boy. They also contend that a school counselor socially transitioned the teen without their knowledge and later reported the family to Massachusetts’ Department of Children and Families.
A restraining order currently limits contact between the teenager and the parents, as well as the child’s older brother, the family alleges.
A judge has temporarily prohibited the state from administering high-dose testosterone to the teenager while the case proceeds, according to information circulated by representatives of John Deaton, a former federal prosecutor and Marine veteran who has offered to discuss the dispute. The next hearing is scheduled for Oct. 29.
The materials provided did not include court filings, a response from the Department of Children and Families or the school system, or details on the basis for the custody decision.