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She has every right for her gender identity to be respected. There is no way that a transgirl should be housed with males. The DHS needs to educate itself on trans and LGBT issues since this will undoubtedly happen again as more and more trans people come out during their teen years.
So this young man or boy, asks to wear women's clothing, and DHS must provide it? How absurd. DHS must pretend this naked Emperor is wearing clothes, or be sued? What a mess we gotten ourselves into.
What is this, 1982? Why do we still feel the need to treat people with medical conditions like freaks. This is pathetic on the part of the staff and each of those involved should be personally sued and terminated from their jobs.
Shame on you Jean Valjean! You're already on the internet, now go google "gender identity disorder." Apparently the DHS isn't the only one who needs a proper education.
I can understand the claim that the ridicule by the staff is wrong...but why in the world should this MALE be put with females in what is essentially a prison for juveniles? HE is a male by physical definition. HE has no "rights" as a female! This person has an illness (a disorder). He should have received proper medical attention (counseling) and that is all...this is ridiculous. For all we know HE is faking it just so he can be placed in the "less dangerous" section of the juvenile detention facility by being placed with females. What a world we live in.
it' time to make a place for transgender -and this "girl" has a right to be whatever she chooses- They shouldn't have put her with the girls or boys...we need to start making arrangements for transgender people...
She has the right to be accommodated as a transgender. Perhaps with the female population isn't the answer, but she deserved far better than what happened in the male unit. The staff should be ashamed of their behavior towards this child. Sad story and I hope for the best with the girl treated that way.
A child of 9 has no clue what sex he or she is and should have been counseled then not when he or she is so screwed up he she has no idea who they are.
The problem lies in being exposed to sex at far too young an age and the person responsible for it should be liable for it.
This he-she should have been placed in the "mental disorder unit". Apparently since he-she "was born male but has wanted to be a girl since age 9" there are deep mental problems here. I wanted to be Superman and be able to fly when I was 9 but I grew up. These people do not need "rights" but need help with their mental disorder.
The easiest way for this to be adjudicated is by the Court determining whether there is evidence showing that before the arrest, she had made the determination to switch her gender classification.
Nevermind--it seems pretty clear that she be provided adequate remedies for her complaint, which seems entirely valid.
kids deal with these issues. The child should have been accommodated and accepted to where she felt secure. This is really a tragic and shameful way she was treated. A suit should be filed and rightfully so, an example needs to be set and standards need to be developed to avoid this horrendous behavior in the future.
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I've transitioned to female myself, have a degree in psychology AND have experience working with troubled youth. Those above who have commented that this person has major mental issues and needs to be locked up in a psych ward at the least need to read everything here (for starters to educate themselves):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgender
While I may not agree with every point made at the above link, it's a good start.
While not all transgender people realize at a very early age that they need to transition, it's quite typical to know from roughly the ages of 5-10 (even younger is possible). As long as the need is strong and persistent into the teens years, then yes the judge's decision on the proper pronouns, housing her with the female prisoners, and hormone therapy is appropriate.
Putting her somewhere else likely would mean isolation. From the history of prisons, we know that isolated people typically go insane, as humans are social beings that need interaction.
Legally, that also amounts to a "separate but equal" argument equivalent to what people of color endured in the US for a while. Anyone having such gender issues needs to be identified by a therapist and put in the proper prison section by sex with reasonable supervision to prevent such harassment and discrimination. Considering her behavior and the lengths she went through to document her needs, she's obviously NOT faking this.
To assume she automatically has mental issues is jumping to conclusions, and even if she does, it's likely traumatic stress (PTSD) caused by the abuse while in custody. Under the new federal hate crime law just passed, she has RIGHTS as transgender. Sadly, since this case predates the federal hate crime law, the people responsible may not be punished, unless her state provided additional protection laws at that time.
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